SANDY CLINIC TODAY
At the Nassau County Bar Association - I will be a volunteer lawyer. For more information, see this flyer:NCBA - SANDY CLINIC MAY 20 FLYERFrom http://jmpattorney.blogspot.com/
View ArticleHOW TO HANDLE A DIVORCE
Earlier this month, I received an email from matrimonial attorney Daniel E. Clement with an interesting article and here is a link:New York Divorce Report - May 2, 2013 - 10 Things NOT To Do in a...
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SUPERSTORM SANDY CLINIC
Bellmore Hurricane Sandy Relief and Resource Fair- today - Thursday, May 23 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Although the fair is an all-day event, please note that Nassau County Bar Association will be providing...
View ArticleNEW YORK DIVORCE - NEW MAINTENANCE RULES?
An excellent discussion on possible changes in New York divorce law regarding spousal mainteance(I have read the Law Revision Commission's report and this is a very good summary):Daniel Clement - New...
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE - FILE ANSWER
This story is from March 2013 and was recently reported by what I feel is a very useful email list "The Hone Equity Theft Reporter Cases & Articles".What I feel is the message to homeowners that...
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LINKEDIN PAGES
LINKEDIN - LAW OFFICES OF JON MICHAEL PROBSTEIN LINKEDIN - JON MICHAEL PROBSTEIN, ESQ.From http://jmpattorney.blogspot.com/
View ArticleFOR HOMEOWNERS, ETC.
As I am in court this morning, I just pass on that the annual meeting of the NYS Coalition for Excellence in Homeownership will take place on June 13th, 2013 (9am -1pm) at Plainview Old Bethpage...
View ArticleNEW YORK MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE - THE SHADOW DOCKET
From the AG's website, a press release from yesterday:"MINEOLA — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and New York State Senate Majority Coalition Leader Jeff Klein today highlighted the "Certificate...
View ArticleLITIGATION AND SUPERSTORM SANDY
A suggested reading from today's Newsday:NEWSDAY OPINION: Sandy victims' next insult: backlog in civil court systemFrom http://jmpattorney.blogspot.com/
View ArticleWHAT IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING
From the HUD website: "The generally accepted definition of affordability is for a household to pay no more than 30 percent of its annual income on housing. Families who pay more than 30 percent of...
View ArticleNEW YORK MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE - THE SHADOW DOCKET
If you recall the May 31 blog on the press announcement by the New York State Attorney General's office on proposed legislation regarding the "shadow docket", yesterday, another press release was...
View ArticleMORE ON FORECLOSURE
An interesting blog post from Hallmark Abstract Service I received the other day - it explains the difference in the foreclosure process in other states:The Foreclosure Process: What a difference a...
View ArticleREVISED STATEMENT OF CLIENT'S RIGHTS
Part 1210.1 of the Official Compilation of Codes Rules, and Regulations of the State of New York, containing the the Statement of Clients Rights that must be posted in every law office, was amended...
View ArticleLANDLORD/TENANT COURT NASSAU COUNTY
Today I will be in Nassau County Landlord and Tenant Court as part of the Landlord/Tenant Project's Attorney of the Day Program, which assists thousands of men, women and children in court to prevent...
View ArticleAFFORDABLE HOUSING - WITH RENTALS
Yesterday, at Landlord/Tenant court, it became clear to me that tenants and homeowners face the same issue - what is affordable housing?The National Low Income Housing Coalition has a calculator to...
View ArticleCHILD CUSTODY & SUPPORT
I recently read of the decision in Rubin v Della Salla. 2013 NY Slip Op 02681, decided on April 18, 2013, Appellate Division, First Department which is described in part in the following article from...
View ArticleNEW YORK DIVORCE - PROPOSED CHANGES TO MAINTENANCE
There has been a lot of "buzz" about a new bill introduced to revise New York's rules regarding maintenance (alimony) and here's a discussion of it from the Wall Street Journal:WSJ - Legislator Seeks...
View ArticlePROPER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS BY NOTARY PUBLICS IN PRE-NUP AGREEMENTS
Real Property Law § 309-a codified model language to be used in a certificate of acknowledgment involving a signer who was not acting on behalf of a corporation and indicated that an acknowledgment...
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