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Primary statutory law and rules in probate and estate proceedings:

• Estates, Powers, and Trusts Law (EPTL)
• Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act (SCPA)
• Uniform Rules for Surrogate’s Court (NYCRR)
• Surrogate’s Court Filing Fees

Primary statutory law and rules in real estate matters and transactions:

• New York Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR)
• New York Real Property Law (RPL)
• New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law (RPAPL)

Primary statutory law in guardianship proceedings:

• Article 81 Guardianship (MHL)
• Article 17 Guardianship (SCPA)
• Article 17-A Guardianship (SCPA)

Primary statutory law and case law in regard to inheritance rights of adopted-out children in estate proceedings:

• Section 117 of Domestic Relations Law (DRL)
• Estate of Lawrence Bruce LaBelle (Erie Co. Surr. Ct. – 2016)
• Estate of Mildred B. Murphy (6 N.Y.3d 36 [2005])

Noted case law decisions in which Fiorella & Schwind, LLP appeared and/or assisted other counsel for resolution of important legal issues:

• Estate of Fred Searles
• Estate of Dominic Swaldi v. Robert Swaldi
• Estate of Eliot W. Mitchell, Jr.

Useful legal links:

• New York State Codes and Statutes
• Uniform Rules for New York State Trial Courts
• New York State Appellate Division 4th Department
• New York State Court of Appeals
• United States Supreme Court
• New York Law Journal

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