Eric Penzer, at the New York Trusts & Estates Litigation Blog, posted the newsthat the New York County Surrogate ruled last week that Leona Helmsley's 5-8 billion dollar Charitable Trust need not limit its beneficience to dogs. Ms. Helmsley had already tried to leave 12 million dollars, from her Will, to a trust for her dog's benefit. But … [Read more...]
Section 8 of the New York Family Court Act deals with Orders of Protection. An Order of Protection is a direction from a Family Court Judge that is designed to prevent harm to an individual. The person who ini...
The basis for determining child custody is what is in the child’s best interests. This standard makes the child’s welfare the primary determining factor in child custody cases. Judges will look into who is ...
The use of pre-nuptial agreements is becoming more widely accepted. People use pre-nuptial agreements often in second marriages or when the parties going into the marriage have unequal financial assets. Legal...
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