An appeal was brought with regard to a conviction of endangering the welfare of a child by a man named Walcott. He had been on probation. He appeared at the probation department with his son. The probation officer felt that Walcott was intoxicated. A test was done on an alco-sensor machine. The machine indicated the presence of 0.129 of alcohol in … [Read more...]
A Challenge to the Administration of an Estate is Denied: The Latter Marriage Held to be Valid
Surrogate Edward McCarty, III, sitting in Nassau County Surrogate’s Court, recently had a case before him involving issues concerning the validity of a marriage. A man had died and an administration proceeding was brought in the Nassau County Surrogate’s Court. The petitioner in this administration proceeding was named Aquije. She was the … [Read more...]
Changing Divorce Lawyers
Divorce cases are unique. They can be emotionally gut wrenching litigation. An attorney representing you in a divorce case should be communicative and experienced with regard to divorce law. In addition he or she should be someone you have faith in. You will be forced to rely on your divorce lawyer should your case become acrimonious. Your divorce … [Read more...]
Mother Criminally Charged For Locking Up Children In Her Room
In the case of People v. Leonard, New York State Court of Appeals rendered a decision that the kidnapping of an individual's own child, even though the individual was the residential custodial parent, was not a "legal impossibility." The Court of Appeals said that while parents have a right to control their children's movements, there are cases … [Read more...]
Running Out of Money in Retirement
Retirement is supposed to be the golden years. However, today the issue of how much money you need in retirement is becoming a much more complex issue. Although it is important to save for retirement, you shouldn't scrimp and deprive yourself for a retirement that may never happen. The big problem is running out of money while you are retired. … [Read more...]
Divorcing Yourself: A Bad Idea
There are numerous justifications people have for trying to divorce themselves either by utilizing forms they find online or by using paralegal paper preparation companies. The do it yourself divorce is generally a terrible idea. Unless you have no children, no debts, no assets, neither of you have health insurance, there are no issues regarding … [Read more...]
Marriage Laws Iraq Style
The brilliant legislators in Iraq are considering a new law with regard to marriages. The new law would allow girls as young as nine years of age to be married. It would also place requirements on wives to submit to sex on demand by their husbands. These laws have been presented to cover the Shia portion of Iraq's society. Hana Adwar, who is a well … [Read more...]
Wife Seeks to Set Aside Judgment of Divorce After Her Husband Dies
In an unusual case, Judge Jeffrey Sunshine, sitting in the Supreme Court Divorce Part in Kings County, had a case before him where a woman sought to set aside a judgment of divorce by her husband after he died. In this case the wife claimed she was not aware of the divorce until after her husband died when she was served with a copy of the divorce … [Read more...]
New York State Bar Association Proposes Creation of New Family Court Judgeships
The New York State Bar Association has requested that Governor Andrew Cuomo allocate sufficient funds for twenty new Family Court judgeships in the State of New York. New York State Bar Association President David Schraver when discussing the need for Family Court judgeships stated, "sadly, children's lives are put on hold while too few judges … [Read more...]
President Obama Orders the Creation of New Retirement Accounts
On Wednesday, January 29, 2014, President Obama gave his State of the Union address. During the course of his address, he ordered that a new type of employer sponsored saving account be created for the purpose of helping people save for retirement. The President suggested creating this new class of retirement saving account would help middle class … [Read more...]
