PAGE 1 – PROBATE CITATION
PROBATE CITATION
File No. 2022-2287
SURROGATE’S COURT, BRONX COUNTY
CITATION
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
By the Grace of God Free and Independent
TO Public Administrator of the County of Bronx
Attorney General of the State of New York
A petition having been duly filed by Robin Roth who is domiciled at 1 Scarsdale Road #614, Tuckahoe, New York 10707
YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE BY MAKING A VIRTUAL OR IN-PERSON APPEARANCE before the Surrogate’s Court, Bronx County, located at 851 Grand Concourse, Courtroom 408, Bronx, New York 10451 on 11/14/2022 at 9:22 o’clock am/PM why a decree should not be made in the estate of Anne Russel lately domiciled at 511 West 235th Street #4F, Bronx, NY admitting to probate a Will dated December 10, 2014 (a Codicil dated [handwritten: Ja…]) copy of which is attached, as the Will of deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that
☒ Letters Testamentary issue to Robin Roth
☐ Letters of Trusteeship issue to
☐ Letters of Administration c.t.a. issue to
THIS CITATION MUST BE SERVED WITH THE COURT’S VIRTUAL APPEARANCE NOTICE AND A COPY OF THE ALLEGED WILL/CODICIL.
THE AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE MUST STATE THAT THE CITATION, THE COURT’S VIRTUAL APPEARANCE NOTICE AND A COPY OF THE WILL/CODICIL WERE SERVED ON THE CITED PARTY.
Dated, Attested and Sealed 11/14/2022
Hon. Nelida Malavé-Gonzalez, Surrogate
J. J. Chief Clerk
Name of Attorney for Petitioner: Michael Bogart, P.C.
Tel. No. 212-545-6618
Address of Attorney: 75 South Greeley Ave #206, Chappaqua, NY 10514 mbogart@bogartpc.com
NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.
PAGE 2 – VIRTUAL APPEARANCE NOTICE
BRONX COUNTY SURROGATE’S COURT
VIRTUAL APPEARANCE NOTICE
You have been served with a citation for a matter that is on the Bronx County Surrogate’s Court calendar. Please be advised that pursuant to this Court’s Best Practices, we have established a “Virtual Chambers” to continue serving the public and Court users. Generally, calendar appearances are conducted by virtual means using the Microsoft Teams platform (“Teams”). However, a party may appear in person at 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, New York 10451, in Courtroom 406 at 9:30 a.m. on the scheduled court appearance date.
IF YOU DO NOT OPPOSE the relief requested in the citation and do not want to appear, you do not need to contact the Court. No further action is required.
IF YOU INTEND to Appear on the Court’s Virtual Platform you or your attorney must notify the Court of this in writing so that the Court receives your response before the date listed on the citation. You may respond in writing by an e-mail sent to VirtualBronxSurrogatesCourt@nycourts.gov or by mail to Surrogate’s Court, 851 Grand Concourse, 3rd Floor, Bronx, New York 10451. Your written response must include an e-mail address and/or a telephone number by which you can be reached during normal business hours.
If you elect to appear virtually, the Court will send a Teams invitation to your e-mail address prior to the court date. You must accept the invitation to appear via Teams.
If you do not provide the Court with your e-mail address and/or phone number, the Court will not respond to you. If the Court does not hear from you on or before the citation’s return date, or you do not appear in person, it will be presumed that you consent to the Court granting the relief requested in the citation.
If you have questions regarding the procedure for responding to this citation, you may contact the Court at the e-mail address listed above. Please note that the Court may only provide procedural information and is prohibited from providing you with legal advice. If you have questions regarding the specific proceeding you are being cited for, you may contact the attorney identified at the bottom of the citation.
Please note that except as expressly provided above, you may not file papers (e.g., petitions, objections, answers, motions, affidavits of service) with the Court by e-mail. All filings must be in proper form and the applicable fee, if any, must be paid.
PAGE 3 – ORDER OF PUBLICATION
At a Surrogate’s Court, held in and for the County of Bronx, at the Bronx County Building, in the Borough of The Bronx, City of New York, on the 27 day of May, 2026.
PRESENT: Hon. Nelida Malave-Gonzalez
SURROGATE
Probate Proceeding, Will of
Anne Bussel
Deceased.
Order of Publication of Citation
File No. 2022-2287
Upon reading and filing the verified petition of Robin Roth propounding the Last Will and Testament of Anne Bussel … by which it has been established to my satisfaction:
(1) that of the persons to be cited herein the place of residence of each of the following named persons is unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the petitioner herein: the unknown heirs at law and next of kin of Anne Bussel, deceased, if they be living, and if they be dead, to their Executors, Administrators, Creditors and Lienors, their husbands or wives or successors in interest and
(2) that there are or may be other persons to be cited herein who and whose names and places of residence are unknown and cannot after due diligence be ascertained by the petitioner herein;
Now, on motion of Michael Bogart attorney for the said petitioner, it is
ORDERED that the service of the citation in the above entitled matter upon those persons hereinabove named whose places of residence are unknown and also upon those persons who and whose names and places of residence are unknown, be made by publication thereof in one newspaper, to wit, in the
Bronx Times Reporter
published once a week for four successive weeks, the first publication to be made at least twenty-eight days before the return day fixed in the citation,
and it being ordered that the petitioner cause this Honorable Court to make a place or places where the said persons whose names or residences are unknown would probably receive notice transmitted through the post office, I HEREBY DISPENSING with the mailing of a copy of the citation to them.
Enter:
SURROGATE
PAGE 4 – CITATION TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
File No. 2022-2287
Surrogate’s Court, Bronx County
CITATION
The People of the State of New York by the Grace of God Free and Independent
TO: the unknown heirs at law, and next of kin of Anne Bussel, deceased, if they be living, and if they be dead, to their Executors, Administrators, Creditors and Lienors, their husbands or wives or successors in interest.
CONTACT THE COURT AT (718) 618-2373 OR VIRTUALBRONXSURROGATESC COURT@NYCOURTS.GOV FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPEAR ON THE COURT’S VIRTUAL PLATFORM
A petition having been filed by Robin Roth who is domiciled at 1 Scarsdale Road #614, Tuckahoe, New York 10707
YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE by making a virtual or in-person appearance before the Surrogate’s Court, Bronx County, New York, located at 851 Grand Concourse, Courtroom 406, Bronx, New York, 10451, on AUGUST 11, 2023, at 9:30 (a.m.) (p.m.), why the Court should not grant the following relief:
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY ISSUE TO ROBIN ROTH (handwritten)
Dated, Attested and Sealed,
MAY 24 2026 (handwritten date)
Hon. Nelida Malavé-Gonzalez, SURROGATE
JOHN J. HUGHES, Chief Clerk
Petitioner’s Attorney: Michael Bogart, P.C.
Telephone Number: 212-545-6618
Address: 75 South Greeley Ave #206, Chappaqua, New York 10514
Email: mbogart@bogartpc.com
[NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.]
