Assembly Bill A3512

2015-2016 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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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A3512 (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
2017-2018: A4532
2019-2020: A4264
2021-2022: A2075

2015-A3512 (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.

2015-A3512 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3512

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2015
                               ___________

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:

  Section  1.  The estates, powers and trusts law is amended by adding a
new section 11-3.5 to read as follows:
S 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.
  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

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