Bill Text: NY A03512 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to judiciary [A03512 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A03512-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3512
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 23, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- 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:
    1    Section  1.  The estates, powers and trusts law is amended by adding a
    2  new section 11-3.5 to read as follows:
    3  S 11-3.5 ACTION BY BENEFICIARIES AND DISTRIBUTEES
    4    NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A  BENEFI-
    5  CIARY  OR DISTRIBUTEE ENTITLED TO TAKE UNDER A WILL MAY BRING A CAUSE OF
    6  ACTION AGAINST THE ATTORNEY WHO ADMINISTERED SUCH WILL FOR THE NEGLIGENT
    7  ADMINISTRATION THEREOF.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05056-01-5