Citation Numbers: 169 Misc. 504
Judges: Delehanty
Filed Date: 10/11/1938
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 2/5/2022
Deceased died domiciled in Newark, N. J., leaving distributees who are resident in New York State. The sole purpose of administration of the estate is the payment of debts and funeral expenses since the petition asserts that there is no net estate.. There is no reason why this court should undertake the administration of such an estate. It can be and should be administered in the State of domicile. Accordingly the court declines to; entertain jurisdiction.
There being in the opinion of the court no basis upon which its jurisdiction should be exercised to entertain original administration, the parties are remitted to the State of domicile of deceased which alone has full jurisdiction over all creditors and all assets of deceased. There only can all questions of creditor interest in the estate be settled. Proceed accordingly.