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HOUSING AND HOMELESS PREVENTION IN NASSAU COUNTY
From the Nassau County website:"Shelter placements and assistance with emergency housing needs are provided at the Department of Social Services (DSS) under the auspices of the Nassau County Office of...
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WHEN STUDENTS ARE NOT LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLEGE LOANS
From Wiki: "A PLUS Loan is a student loan offered to parents of students enrolled at least half time, or graduate and professional students, at participating and eligible post-secondary institutions....
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NEW YORK'S NEW ALCOHOL LAW
On Wednesday September 7, Governor Cuomo signed legislation amending New York's Alcoholic Beverage Control Law: "The law ensures that the craft beverage industry in New York continues to thrive by...
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9/11
My first legal job was as a summer intern for the New York State Attorney General Charitable Foundations Bureau in 1974. What a magnificent site! How proud I was to be there!From...
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DIVORCING YOUR PARENTS
Remember that movie? Drew Barrymore, as Casey, decides to divorce both her parents.Several years ago, there was an interesting article in the NY Times "When Parents Are Two Toxic To Tolerate" - see...
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PROPOSED RULES ON REVERSE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
Last month, New York Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein (D-Brooklyn) and Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) announced the introduction of legislation (A10745/S8177). The bill will provide reverse...
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SANCTIONS FOR LAWYER RE: CONTACT WITH REPRESENTED PARTY
Suggestions or requirements? In June of last year, new legal ethics guidelines developed by the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association addressed new guidelines...
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LAWYERS AND BAD REVIEWS, ETC.
There are many online articles, etc. and advice as to what an attorney should do when an online "bad review" is posted, whether on Yelp, Avvo, etc. Perhaps it is to take some action and perhaps it is...
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CHILD CUSTODY - A ROAD MAP TO A COMPLETE CHANGE IN PARENTING
MATTER OF BURNETT v. ANDREWS-DYKE, 2016 NY Slip Op 4482 - NY: Appellate Div., 3rd Dept. 2016:"...................Initially, the mother does not contest the portion of Family Court's order that awarded...
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CHANGES IN STAR PROPERTY TAX RELIEF
There have been some changes in how certain homeowners will apply for STAR, and in how they receive their STAR benefit.The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance recently updated their web...
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INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS
A cause of action often pleaded but the elements were recently explained in CHANKO v. American Broadcasting Cos., Inc., 2016 NY Slip Op 2478 - NY: Court of Appeals 2016:"................This Court has...
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ADVANCE FEES FOR LOAN MODIFICATION SERVICES
"Enacted in 2008, the Foreclosure Prevention and Responsible Lending Act is a comprehensive law that addresses various issues relating to the foreclosure crisis, including predatory subprime lending,...
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CUSTODY, VISITATION, RELOCATION - WHEN ONE PARENT HAS A DRUG ISSUE
Matter of Gonzalez v Ross 2016 NY Slip Op 04413 Decided on June 8, 2016 Appellate Division, Second Department:".........The mother and the father are the parents of two children. In March 2013,...
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POWER OF ATTORNEY ISSUES
In this case, the names mentioned are an attorney who had himself named as power of attorney and an attorney who prepared the papers. This case is interesting as it describes some potential ethical...
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TEXT OF NEW YORK PET BURIAL LAW
The headlines read " YOU CAN NOW BE BURIED WITH YOUR PET". But only in limited circumstances. S2582/A2647 was signed yesterday by the Governor and provides: "Section 1. Section 1502 of the...
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NEW YORK HAS NEW GIFT CARD LAW
The bill (S.4771E / A.7610E), increases the minimum time before cards are charged a user fee, places additional restrictions on those fees, and expands the expiration dates of gift cards in order to...
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GRANDPARENT WINS CUSTODY OVER PARENT
Roberta P. v Vanessa J.P. 2016 NY Slip Op 04356 Decided on June 7, 2016 Appellate Division, First Department:"Family Court properly found that the grandmother petitioner demonstrated the requisite...
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NEW ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE RULES TAKE EFFECT TOMORROW
The new rules are listed here (http://www.courts.state.ny.us/ad3/COPS/22_NYCRR_Part_1240.pdf) and I just note the following which recognizes the role of alcohol and substance abuse:"§ 1240.11 Diversion...
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