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Assembly Bill A4264

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes that the beneficiaries or distributees under a will shall have a right to bring a cause of action against an attorney for the negligent administration of the estate

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2019-A4264 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Estates, Powers and Trusts Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-3.5, EPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1451
2011-2012: A5019
2013-2014: A2957
2015-2016: A3512
2017-2018: A4532
2021-2022: A2075

2019-A4264 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes that the beneficiaries or distributees under a will shall have a right to bring a cause of action against an attorney for the negligent administration of the estate.

2019-A4264 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4264
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. AUBRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the estates, powers  and  trusts  law,  in  relation  to
   actions for negligent administration of an estate
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The estates, powers and trusts law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 11-3.5 to read as follows:
 § 11-3.5 ACTION BY BENEFICIARIES AND DISTRIBUTEES
   NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A BENEFI-
 CIARY OR DISTRIBUTEE ENTITLED TO TAKE UNDER A WILL MAY BRING A CAUSE  OF
 ACTION AGAINST THE ATTORNEY WHO ADMINISTERED SUCH WILL FOR THE NEGLIGENT
 ADMINISTRATION THEREOF.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08114-01-9

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