The past several months have witnessed significant decisions on a multitude of issues affecting the field of trusts and estates. While typically this column has taken a themed approach, the adage “variety is the spice of life” comes to bear in this month’s column, which will address some of the many topics of interest to the Surrogate’s Court practitioner.
Counsel Disqualification Denied
Before the Surrogate’s Court, Bronx County, in In re Stanescu, was a contested probate proceeding in which the objectant, one of the decedent’s two sons, moved to disqualify counsel for the petitioner, who was the nominated executor under the propounded will and nominated successor trustee of the decedent’s revocable trust.
