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In re Balsamo

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 28, 2008
55 A.D.3d 905 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)

Opinion

No. 2008-02171.

October 28, 2008.

In a proceeding pursuant to SCPA 2103 to disclose and recover certain assets alleged to be a part of the decedent's estate, F. Paul Balsamo appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Surrogate's Court, Richmond County (Gigante, S.), dated February 28, 2008, as granted that branch of the petitioner's motion which was, in effect, pursuant to 22 NYCRR 130-1.1 for an award of costs and an attorney's fee against him, in the sum of $2,597.

Howard M. File, P.C., Staten Island, N.Y., for respondent-appellant.

Danna Associates, P.C., Staten Island, N.Y. (Anthony S. Danna of counsel), for petitioner-respondent.

Before: Spolzino, J.P., Santucci, Miller, Dickerson and Eng, JJ.


Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs payable by the appellant personally.

The Surrogate's Court providently exercised its discretion in granting that branch of the petitioner's motion which was, in effect, pursuant to 22 NYCRR 130-1.1 for an award of costs and an attorney's fee against the appellant. Contrary to the appellant's contention, since the petitioner expressly requested the subject relief in her motion papers, and the appellant was afforded an opportunity to be heard and to oppose the motion, a hearing was not required ( see 22 NYCRR 130-1.1 [d]; Matter of Minister, Elders Deacons of Refm. Prot. Dutch Church of City of N.Y. v 198 Broadway, 76 NY2d 411, 413 n [1990]; Wesche v Wesche, 51 AD3d 909, 910; RCN Constr. Corp. v Fleet Bank, N.A., 34 AD3d 776).

The appellant's remaining contentions are without merit.


Summaries of

In re Balsamo

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 28, 2008
55 A.D.3d 905 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
Case details for

In re Balsamo

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of MARY BALSAMO, Deceased. ROSE BONACCI, Respondent; F. PAUL…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Oct 28, 2008

Citations

55 A.D.3d 905 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 8320
866 N.Y.S.2d 345

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