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2019 New York Laws
EPT - Estates, Powers and Trusts
Article 4 - Descent and Distribution of an Intestate Estate
Part 1 - Rules Governing Intestate Succession
4-1.4 - Disqualification of Parent to Take Intestate Share

Universal Citation: NY Est Pow & Trusts L § 4-1.4 (2019)
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§ 4-1.4 Disqualification of parent to take intestate share
  (a)  No  distributive share in the estate of a deceased child shall be
allowed to a parent if the parent, while such child is under the age  of
twenty-one years:
  (1)  has  failed  or refused to provide for the child or has abandoned
such child, whether or not such child dies before  having  attained  the
age of twenty-one years, unless the parental relationship and duties are
subsequently resumed and continue until the death of the child; or
  (2)  has  been  the  subject of a proceeding pursuant to section three
hundred eighty-four-b of the social services law which:
  (A) resulted in an order terminating parental rights, or
  (B) resulted in an order  suspending  judgment,  in  which  event  the
surrogate's court shall make a determination disqualifying the parent on
the  grounds  adjudicated  by the family court, if the surrogate's court
finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the parent,  during  the
period  of  suspension,  failed to comply with the family court order to
restore the parent-child relationship.
  (b) Subject to the provisions of  subdivision  eight  of  section  two
hundred  thirteen of the civil practice law and rules, the provisions of
subparagraph one of paragraph (a) of this section shall not apply  to  a
biological parent who places the child for adoption based upon:
  (1)  a  fraudulent  promise, not kept, to arrange for and complete the
adoption of such child, or
  (2) other fraud or deceit by the person or agency  where,  before  the
death  of  the  child,  the  person  or  agency fails to arrange for the
adoptive placement or petition for the adoption of the child, and  fails
to  comply  timely with conditions imposed by the court for the adoption
to proceed.
  (c) In the event that a parent or spouse is disqualified from taking a
distributive share in the estate of a decedent  under  this  section  or
5-1.2,  the  estate  of such decedent shall be distributed in accordance
with 4-1.1 as though such spouse or parent had predeceased the decedent.
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