CAREGIVER INFORMATION
The New York State Kinship Navigator is a program of Catholic Family Center located in Rochester, NY. Some helpful legal information and forms are available at their web site...
View ArticleON ADULT GUARDIANSHIPS
On April 21, 2014, the Uniform Adult Guardian Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act (UAGPPJA) took effect in New York as Mental Hygiene Law Article 83.According to an earlier American Bar Association...
View ArticleNEW COURT RULE - CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION (CPI)
The Uniform Civil Rules of the Supreme and County Courts were amended to require the omission or redaction of Confidential Personal Information from papers filed with the court. See 22 NYCRR 202.5(e),...
View ArticleMORE ON SANDY AND ENGINEERING REPORTS
Reported that the plaintiff in the recent engineering report case and another Sandy victim recently filed a class action lawsuit against an insurance company and several associates, claiming they...
View ArticleTODAY FREE FORECLOSURE/SANDY CLINIC
I will be volunteering today, Monday, December 8, at the Nassau County Bar Association's free clinic for Mortgage Foreclosure, Bankruptcy and Superstorm Sandy issues. For more information, contact...
View ArticleNEW RULES FOR HOME BUYERS?
As reported:"Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac have set terms for letting borrowers put down as little as 3 percent of a home’s cost to get mortgages, a step criticized by Republican lawmakers as a...
View ArticleON LIVING AND/OR REVOCABLE TRUSTS
Many of these are being promoted in breakfast/lunch seminars but of course "Trusts are a valuable tool, but they may not be for everyone. It pays to know the ins and outs before you put your trust in a...
View ArticleTHE "GENETIC" CHILD
New York state has adopted a new statute that a Surrogate's Court advisory group said better defines and preserves inheritance rights and financial interests of children conceived after the deaths of...
View ArticleELECTRONIC DISCOVERY IN DIVORCE
From a recent email from Marc C. Gottlieb, CPA:http://www.bizactions.com/n.cfm/page/e100/key/284410754G2334J5952409N0P35P1761T1/From http://jmpattorney.blogspot.com/
View ArticleMORE RE: SUPERSTORM SANDY - SBA LOANS AND NY RISING GRANT MONEY
http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/loans-impacting-grant-money-for-sandy-victims-1.9712713From http://jmpattorney.blogspot.com/
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VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT
Today I will be a volunteer lawyer with Nassau Suffolk Law Services at Landlord/Tenant court in Hempstead: "Volunteer Lawyers ProjectWhat is the Volunteer LawyersProject?Attorneys are encouraged to...
View ArticleMORE RE: SUPERSTORM SAND - NYS AG PROBE INTO INSURANCE DENIALS
As reported today in Newsday:https://www.newsday.com/business/fema-expands-probe-of-sandy-insurance-reviews-to-li-engineering-firm-1.9724887From http://jmpattorney.blogspot.com/
View ArticleON RURAL LAW
AP - States trying to lure lawyers into rural practiceFrom http://jmpattorney.blogspot.com/
View ArticleRE-HOMING
I first heard about this a few weeks ago at a CLE at Hofstra on Surrogate Court practice. Right now, it is marked as the "Most Read" article in the ABA Journal. To read about the "dark side" of...
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XMAS & NEW YEARS GREETINGS, ETC.
Congratulations to the more than 6,000 Nassau homeowners hit hard by Superstorm Sandy who are now receiving property tax refund checks from Nassau County.Enjoy this holiday week and I'll be back after...
View ArticleSUSPENSION OF CHILD SUPPORT
From Whitaker v Case, 2014 NY Slip Op 07707, 3rd Dept 11-13-14:"We turn next to Supreme Court's directive retroactively suspending the wife's child support obligation and refunding certain child...
View ArticleOCWEN FORECLOSURE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT NEW YORK
On December 22, Ocwen issued a press release "Ocwen Financial Agrees to Settlement With New York Dept. of Financial Services"The full release can be found at this...
View ArticleNEW YORK - ANNUAL WAGE STATEMENTS NO LONGER REQUIRED
From the Department of Labor website:"On December 29, 2014, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed a bill eliminating the requirement that before February 1 of each year, employers notify and receive written...
View ArticleREDACTION RULES IN NEW YORK
For a discussion of the recent new section of the Uniform Rules of the Supreme and County Courts, Section 202.5 (e) regarding...
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