Surrogate GiganteESTATE OF SAU CHU CHEN, Deceased (17/68/A) — The Limited Administrator of this estate has petitioned this Court to modify the limitations contained in the Limited Letters of Administration issued by this Court on February 24, 2017, so as to enable him to compromise a wrongful death/personal injury cause of action on behalf of decedent.Jurisdiction over all necessary parties, including the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, has been obtained.Upon review of all the papers, the application to modify the limitations contained in the Limited Letters of Administration issued by this Court on February 24, 2017 and to settle the claim for the wrongful death/personal injury on behalf of the decedent in the amount of $275,000.00 is approved. The entire proceeds are allocated to the cause of action for wrongful death. Attorney fees, inclusive of disbursements, are fixed and allowed in the total amount of $92,906.83 to Sullivan, Papain, Block, McGrath & Cannavo, P.C.The net balance in the amount of $182,093.17 shall be paid as follows: $60,697.73 o Lee C. Wong; $60,697.72 to Mei Ling Wong Yang; and $60,697.72 to Li K Wong. Incidental relief prayed for is granted.Submit Decree.Dated: October 23, 2018
ESTATE OF NANCY F. DENISCO A/K/A NANCY DENISCO, Deceased (14/1053/A) — Petitioner seeks to admit to probate a testamentary instrument, dated September 23, 2013, which purports to be the Last Will and Testament of the within decedent and to issue Letters Testamentary to the petitioner herein. Jurisdiction has been obtained over all necessary parties in this proceeding. The Guardian ad Litem, appointed on behalf of infant distributees, has filed his report recommending that the Will be admitted to probate. The fee of the Guardian ad Litem is fixed as indicated in the file and shall be paid as an administration expense of this estate within thirty (30) days of the date of Letters Testamentary within this estate. Failure to comply with this directive may result in the imposition of a surcharge and/or sanctions against the fiduciary.The Court is satisfied upon all the proof submitted, including the Guardian’s ad Litem report, that the propounded instrument is genuine, was validly executed and that at the time of execution, decedent was competent in all respects to make a will and free from restraint (EPTL 3-2.1; SCPA 1408).The propounded instrument, dated September 23, 2013 is hereby admitted to probate.Letters Testamentary shall issue to Melissa Denisco Morici, she having duly qualified according to law, without the necessity of posting a bond, pursuant to Article FOURTH of decedent’s Will. Preliminary Letters heretofore issued by this Court on June 5, 2017, and thereafter extended, are hereby revoked.Decree signed. Dated: December 26, 2018
