Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed and cross-appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
Contrary to the petitioner's contentions, the Surrogate's Court did not err in dismissing his petition seeking to vacate the decree which admitted the decedent's February 27, 1994 will to probate. "A decree will not be reopened or vacated and a long and expensive contest permitted on the mere assertion of a claim to an interest in the estate" (Matter...
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