BIELSA v. GONZALEZ

161558/19. Appeal No. 15038. Case No. 2021-01690.

201 A.D.3d 459 (2022)

162 N.Y.S.3d 1

2022 NY Slip Op 00118

Francisco Bielsa, Appellant, v. Maria Alejandra Kaufman Gonzalez et al., Respondents, et al., Defendant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided January 11, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Nathan M. Ferst, New York ( Nathan M. Ferst of counsel), for appellant.

Callari Partners LLC, New York ( Russell D. Morris of counsel), for respondents.

Concur—Gische, J.P., Kern, Friedman, Oing, Singh, JJ.


The complaint failed to state a cause of action for fraud or aiding and abetting fraud. Plaintiff alleges that defendants, who are siblings, submitted conflicting tax documents regarding their father's assets, filing one set of documents with Venezuelan tax authorities and a different set with the New York State Surrogate's Court. Plaintiff also alleges that his ex-wife, defendant Maria Alejandra Kaufman Gonzalez, renounced her inheritance from her father in exchange for...

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