To Undergo Probate — First Of A Soviet Citizen

When we think of the Cold War, we think of checkpoints at Checkpoint Charlie, nuclear fallout shelters, and spy swaps on the Glienicke Bridge. We rarely think about estate planning .

The Manhattan Surrogate’s Court disagreed. The judge ruled that by living and working in New York—even as a foreign agent—Kirillin was subject to New York estate laws. first of a soviet citizen to undergo probate

But in 1978, a probate judge in New York City found himself at the epicenter of a diplomatic first. For the first time in history, the assets of a Soviet citizen—who had died in the United States—were officially recognized and processed through the American probate system. When we think of the Cold War, we