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Commencing a Wrongful Death Action without an Immediate Family Member as a Distributee
What happens if, as a result of negligence, a person dies in the State of New York but they do not have any immediate family members to administrate their estate? Does, any potential lawsuit against a third party become lost? The short answer is no, the opportunity for a lawsuit does not become lost, but the process in which to initiate a lawsuit becomes much more complicated. The following is a brief overview of the process for filing a wrongful death lawsuit when a person dies without a will and without a distributee who is also a qualified person to administrate the estate under the New York EPTL.