In the Matter of the Estate of Farina. In the Matter of the Estate of Farina

In In the Matter of the Estate of Farina. In the Matter of the Estate of Farina, 212 N.J. Super. 695, 515 A.2d 1307 (1986), the decedent, Fred Farina, died on May 26, 1985 leaving a will which appointed his sister, Minnie Farina Valentino, as Executrix but did not mention an alternate or successor executor. Just six months after the will was probated, the decedent's sister passed away. Decedent's wife, Theresa Farina, applied to be named Administrator C.T.A., which was opposed by Dolores Pasculli, the daughter of Minnie Valentino as the Administrator and sole beneficiary of her mother's estate. Relying on Booraem's Case, the Court held that as the Administratrix of the estate of the residuary beneficiary of Testator's estate, she Dolores Pasculli was entitled to be appointed Administrator C.T.A. of his estate. Id. at 697, 515 A.2d 1307.