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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York My niece died from a blood clot. She has a minor daughter with multiple disabilities. An attorney obtained a $500,000 settlement offer with his contingency fee equaling $150,000. The case has not been finalized. The judge recently assigned...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York At a family gathering a thirteen year old boy inappropriately touched his ten year old female cousin. It happened on two separate occasions. One incident was in November in County A where the boy lives. The second incident was a month...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?NY I recently had a hearing in Family Court to address the issue that my eighteen year old daughter stopped visiting me for the past six months. I'm the NCP. I have joint custody of my daughter with her mother who she lives with. In court my ex-wife...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this question but I have a friend who is a new attorney and someone offered to sell him the rights to be an exclusive family lawyer for a school district. It sounds like an Employee Assistance...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York I filed a petition in Family Court to terminate the child support for my child who is over 18 years old. I believe I have a strong case for constructive emancipation. It’s my understanding if child support is modified the modification...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York Is anyone aware of recent New York cases that support the NCP request to constructively emancipate their child for child refusing all contact with NCP for many years?

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York My wife is the Special Education teacher in an inclusion class. The class has a General Education teacher, Special Education teacher and asistant. Without going into all of the details the other teacher and assistant have been undermining...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York My ex-wife took my 17 year old daughter to a doctor's office. She signed the financial responsibility form. I am the policy holder. The doctor's service was not covered by my insurance. The doctor has tried collecting payment from my...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY My divorce decree says that I pay 80 percent of unremibursed medical expenses. My ex-wife brought me to court for medical expenses that are from 2005 and older. I've never seen these bills before. This is her first time bringing them to my...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY My wife is a Special Ed teacher that has taught an inclusion class for the past 8 years. She has worked with seven different General Education teachers during that period. Some were new teachers while others were seasoned teachers. She didn't...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY My divorce is in New York. At the time my ex-wife married in 1986 I was working at Syracuse University and recently completed my Master’s degree at Syracuse. I also received my Bachelor’s degree from Syracuse. As a fulltime employee my wife, my...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY I have a son and my wife has custody of her daughter from previous marriage. My wife's ex-husband has been trying to get custody of his daughter since their divorce. Several years ago while on vacation in California we got back very late to the...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York My ex-spouse listed me as a creditor in her backruptcy and is seeking to discharge child support she owes me. I received paperwork regarding the Bankruptcy. There is a page that lists items that cannot be discharged. One of them is child...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York A co-worker reported to me that he heard one of my direct reports make a statement that he "wanted to line me and my boss up against a wall and cut off our heads". I'm told that he is a black belt in karate and owns swords. I reported it...