You May Need a Lawyer: New York Fiduciaries Can’t Represent Themselves in Surrogate’s Court

Estate executors and administrators are not allowed to represent themselves in New York’s Surrogate’s Courts. The general rule is that non-attorney individuals are permitted to represent their own interests in court – this is known as proceeding pro se. However,…

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Executor Held Liable for Breach of Fiduciary Duty – Lack of Due Diligence in Sale of Real Property

The executor, Mahler, entered into a contract to sell the estate’s real property with Basile, the executor’s personal acquaintance. The real estate agent, Azzato, was also an acquaintance of the executor. Basile purchased the property for $670,000 and sold it…

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