The new forms, a revised Preliminary Conference Stipulation/Order – Contested Matrimonial and a revised Statement of Net Worth, pursuant to section 202.16 (f)(2(v) and 202.16(b) of the Uniform Rules for the Supreme and County Courts, have been approved by the Administrative Board and are effective August 1, 2016. The newly revised forms are posted ...
Please be advised that the CPLR 4503 (b) has been amended to read: (b) Wills and revocable trusts. In any action involving the probate, validity or construction of a will or, after the grantor's death, a revocable trust, an attorney or his employee shall be required to disclose information as to the preparation, execution or revocation of any will,...
Click here for a copy of 22 NYCRR Part 1240 governing the new procedures for disciplining attorneys.
A driver in San Rafael, California is attempting to appeal a traffic citation for driving alone in a High Occupancy Vehicle lane. Jonathan Frieman and his attorney, Ford Greene, argue that since Frieman had corporate incorporation papers in his car when he was stopped by an officer, he was actually carpooling at the time. Technically, the state of ...
In the Matter of Commissioner of Social Services, on Behalf of Elizabeth S. v. Julio J., 57 SSM 44 A Family Court's decision that a possible father should be equitably estopped from asserting non-paternity, was reinstated by the Appellate Division. The Appellate Court also reversed where the evidence supported the Family Court's findings that...
Naughton v. Warren County Plaintiffs were owners of real property in the Town of Chester (Town), New York. Plaintiffs then lived in New Jersey, and their address there appeared on the deed. Plaintiffs subsequently moved without informing the Town taxing authorities of their new address. After Plaintiffs failed to pay taxes on their New York p...
Pappas v. Tzolis Plaintiffs and Defendant formed and managed a limited liability company for the purpose of entering into a long-term lease on a building in Manhattan. Later, Defendant took sole possession of the property and bought Plaintiffs' membership interests in the LLC. Defendant subsequently assigned the lease to a subsidiary of a dev...
Matter of Restaino (AG) 2012 NY Slip Op 22236 Decided on August 29, 2012 Supreme Court, Nassau County Diamond, J. Quoted from the Decision: " The petition presented in this Art. 81 guardianship proceeding raises two questions that this court has not previously addressed. The first is whether it is appropriate for a facility to petition ...
ARGUMENT OVER "MOOTNESS" She didn't get the services at first, but did ultimately, and her suit against the Human Resources Administration is based on the agency's failure to notify her about a right to temporary services during the pendency of her application. She claimed that right to notice under § 133 of the Social Services Law. The...