File No. 2022-1501/A SURROGATE’S COURT, WESTCHESTER COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent CITATION TO: Richard Kwok Levitt-Fuirst Assoc. Ltd. Vivian Hallaraker Marlin K. Wiggins And, to all the unknown distributees, heirs at law and next of kin of EDWARD TANG their guardians, committees, conservators, or assigns, and if any of them survived the decedents but have since died or become incompetent, their successors in interest, executors, administrators, legal representatives, devisees, legatees, spouses, distributees, heirs at law, next of kin, committees, conservators, guardians or any person having any claim or interest through them by purchase, inheritance or otherwise A petition having been duly filed by Christopher R. Cuomo, whose office is located at 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, White Plains, NY 10601, US. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Westchester County, at 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, White Plains, New York, 18th Floor, on June 24, 2026, at 9:30 o’clock in the fore noon of that day, why the account of Christopher R. Cuomo, Westchester County Public Administrator, a copy of the summary of which has been served herewith, as of the estate of Edward Tang a/k/a Puiyen Tang Tang, should not be judicially settled. Further relief sought: 1. That the legal fees of Geist Schwarz & Jellinek, PLLC in the amount of $8,540.00 as of this date for their legal services in this proceeding, nothing of which has been paid, be approved and that Geist Schwarz & Jellinek, PLLC be allowed to request additional legal and other professional fees including, but not limited to further legal and accounting fees to account for, among other things, additional time spent appearing in court, responding to inquires related to the proceeding, preparing for, and participating in, a kinship hearing, preparation of a supplemental account and proposed Decree, as well as the preparation and filing of additional fiduciary income tax returns, subject to the submission and Court's review of appropriate supporting documentation, the total of all professional fees not to exceed $32,136.00, said amount representing the maximum professional fee allowed under the guidelines for the operations of the offices of the public administrators of New York State. Furthermore, I hereby waive a hearing with respect to the requested legal fees; 2. That the Public Administrator of Westchester County, Christopher R. Cuomo, be allowed his commissions in the sum of $20,068.00; 3. That the Public Administrator of Westchester County, Christopher R. Cuomo, be allowed his costs pursuant to SCPA 1207 (4) in the amount of $5,053.00; 4. That the professional / account fees of Marlin K. Wiggins, CPA, in the sum of $3,290.00, all of which has been paid, and for which no supporting documentation has been provided and is therefore subject to reduction or denial, should be approved; 5. That the net estate be paid to the New York State Comptroller on behalf of unknown heirs. 6. That the Public Administrator of Westchester County, Christopher R. Cuomo, be directed to deposit any funds not cashed by any beneficiary/distributee and/or creditor of the estate with the Westchester County Commissioner of Finance on behalf of said beneficiary/distributee and/or creditor; 7. That process be issued to all necessary parties who have not appeared to show cause why the relief requested should not be granted; and that an order be granted directing the service of process pursuant to the provisions of SCPA Article 3 upon such persons named in Paragraph (6) whose names or whereabouts are unknown and cannot be ascertained or who may be persons on whom service by personal delivery cannot be made; 8. That the Public Administrator of Westchester County, Christopher R. Cuomo, and his bond, be discharged and released; and 9. That the Court grant such other and further relief it deems just and proper.. Dated, Attested and Sealed, (L.S.) HON. Brandon R. Sall May 1, 2026 Surrogate Eugene Yates Seal Chief Clerk Russ F. Jellinek, Esq. Geist Schwarz & Jellinek, PLLC (914) 644-8300 4 Westchester Park Drive, Suite 100, White Plains, New York 10604 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 that you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you, and you or your attorney may request a copy of the full account from the petitioner or petitioner’s attorney.
