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Assembly Bill A3733A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the comptroller to pay the proceeds of the estate of Howard J. Geyer to certain persons

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2011-A3733 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2640
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Comptroller
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7288
2013-2014: A4120, S3313
2015-2016: A5647, S4154

2011-A3733 - Summary

Authorizes the comptroller to pay the proceeds of the estate of Howard J. Geyer to any person who can trace a familial relationship through common great-grandparents with the decedent; provides a kinship hearing in the surrogate's court of the county of Suffolk to determine persons entitled to such proceeds.

2011-A3733 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 2640                                                  A. 3733

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2011
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT in relation to authorizing  the  state  comptroller  to  pay  the
  proceeds  of the estate of Howard J. Geyer to any person who can trace
  a familial relationship through common grandparents with the decedent,
  and providing for a kinship hearing in the surrogate's  court  of  the
  county of Suffolk to determine persons entitled to such proceeds

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions  of  section  4-1.1  of  the
estates,  powers,  and  trusts law, or any other provision of law to the
contrary, the state comptroller shall  be  authorized  to  pay  the  net
proceeds  of  the estate of Howard J. Geyer, county of Suffolk (file No.
392A2003), plus any interest accrued, from the abandoned  property  fund
of  the  state  of  New  York,  to  any  person who can trace a familial
relationship  through  common  great-grandparents  with  the   decedent.
Persons  entitled  to the proceeds of such estate, pursuant to this act,
shall first be determined through a kinship hearing to be  conducted  by
the surrogate's court of the county of Suffolk. As a condition precedent
to distribution of the funds by the state comptroller, all persons enti-
tled  to the proceeds of such estate, as determined by the kinship hear-
ing, shall present to the state comptroller a binding  legal  agreement,
providing  for the apportionment of the proceeds of such estate plus any
interest accrued, executed by all persons entitled to the proceeds.  The
state  comptroller shall not make any payment until such agreement shall
have been filed with both the surrogate's court of  Suffolk  County  and
the state comptroller.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07768-01-1

2011-A3733A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2640
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Comptroller
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7288
2013-2014: A4120, S3313
2015-2016: A5647, S4154

2011-A3733A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the comptroller to pay the proceeds of the estate of Howard J. Geyer to any person who can trace a familial relationship through common great-grandparents with the decedent; provides a kinship hearing in the surrogate's court of the county of Suffolk to determine persons entitled to such proceeds.

2011-A3733A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 2640--A                                            A. 3733--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2011
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed,  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary --
  recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary in  accordance  with  Senate
  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
  to the Committee on Judiciary -- recommitted to the Committee on Judi-
  ciary  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT in relation to authorizing  the  state  comptroller  to  pay  the
  proceeds  of the estate of Howard J. Geyer to any person who can trace
  a familial relationship through  common  great-grandparents  with  the
  decedent, and providing for a kinship hearing in the surrogate's court
  of  the  county  of  Suffolk  to  determine  persons  entitled to such
  proceeds

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of section 4-1.1 of the
estates, powers, and trusts law, or any other provision of  law  to  the
contrary,  the  state  comptroller  shall  be  authorized to pay the net
proceeds of the estate of Howard J. Geyer, county of Suffolk  (file  No.
392A2003),  plus  any interest accrued, from the abandoned property fund
of the state of New York,  to  any  person  who  can  trace  a  familial
relationship   through  common  great-grandparents  with  the  decedent.
Persons entitled to the proceeds of such estate, pursuant to  this  act,
shall  first  be determined through a kinship hearing to be conducted by
the surrogate's court of the county of Suffolk. As a condition precedent
to distribution of the funds by the state comptroller, all persons enti-
tled to the proceeds of such estate, as determined by the kinship  hear-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07768-02-2

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