John E. Devereux, Respondent-Appellant. v. << (2001)

Surrogate's Court properly dismissed the cross petition of respondent seeking an order directing petitioners to adhere to the terms of decedent's will in distributing the income from the Evans Devereux Memorial Fund, a charitable trust created by Article Eleventh of the will.   Respondent, decedent's grandson and a person in whose honor the trust was created, lacks standing to challenge petitioners' administration of the trust (see generally, Alco Gravure, Inc. v. Knapp Found., 64 N.Y.2d 458, 465-466, 490 N.Y.S.2d 116, 479 N.E.2d 752;  Matter of James, 22 Misc.2d 1062, 1067-1068, 123 N.Y.S.2d 520).   Rather, standing to enforce the trust or challenge petitioners' administration of it is restricted to the Attorney General (see, EPTL 8-1.1 [f];  8-1.4;  Matter Estate of May, 213 A.D.2d 838, 839-840, 623 N.Y.S.2d 650, lv. dismissed 85 N.Y.2d 1032, 631 N.Y.S.2d 290, 655 N.E.2d 403;  Matter of De Long, 169 A.D.2d 1005, 1006, 565 N.Y.S.2d 569, lv. denied 77 N.Y.2d 809, 571 N.Y.S.2d 912, 575 N.E.2d 398).

Order unanimously affirmed with costs.

MEMORANDUM: