There is a new concept in the handling of divorces that is accepted in a number of states. Funding companies offer to cover the legal costs of litigating the divorces. They pay for the legal services of the party's lawyer. They also pay for finding hidden assets and maintaining an individual's lifestyle during the course of the divorce … [Read more...]
Murder for Hire – Not a Good Way to End a Marriage
Susan Williams of Garden City, New York, was recently sentenced by Nassau County judge Norman St. George to serve 8 to 25 years in prison for hiring a hit man to murder her husband. Divorce by Murder Judge St. George stated, "She wanted a divorce by murder." He further stated upon sentencing that "The court will show the same leniency to the … [Read more...]
Divorce Fails, Lack of Proof of Sexual Abandonment
In September of 2010, Justice Bruno, a New York State Supreme Court Judge sitting in Nassau County, heard testimony with regard to fault allegations concerning the issue of constructive abandonment in a divorce proceeding. Constructive abandonment is when one party to a marriage refuses to have sexual relations with his or her spouse for a period … [Read more...]
Ex-judge Fails to Have Red Light Cameras Deemed Unconstitutional
Samuel Levine is a practicing attorney in Nassau County. He had previously served for three years as a District Court Judge in Nassau County. He received a traffic ticket based on a red light camera taking a photograph of his license plate going through an intersection. He sued the county based on this traffic ticket. He claimed that the red … [Read more...]
Lawyer To Be Jailed If He Doesn’t Pay Daughter’s Tuition
John J.P. Krol graduated from Fordham Law School and was admitted to the bar in New York in 1982. He is a practicing attorney. Mr. Krol was married in 1982 and he has two sons and three daughters. In 2008, a year after Mr. Krol started a divorce proceeding, his daughter (only identified in the proceeding as "MK") began attending the University … [Read more...]
Judge Bars Wife From Home
Judge Bruno, a Supreme Court Justice sitting in Nassau County, has given a father exclusive occupancy of the marital residence. In New York, a judge can give one spouse exclusive use and occupancy of the marital residence during the pendency of a divorce case. In this case, the court found that the mother's occupancy in the house caused "domestic … [Read more...]
Joinder of Custody Claims and Post-divorce Claims Denied
Justice Falanga, a Supreme Court Justice sitting in Nassau County, recently rendered an unusual decision in a post-matrimonial lawsuit. The parties had been married and the marriage had ended in divorce. In a post-judgement proceeding, the wife asked the court to hold the husband in contempt for his refusal to pay college expenses for the … [Read more...]
Gang Colors Not Enough To Search Car
A district court judge in Nassau County threw out a search of a car due to the fact that the reason the police officers gave for searching the car could not be substantiated. The occupants in the car were charged with weapons possession (which includes charges for violent crimes, both felonies and misdemeanors) At the time, the officers … [Read more...]
Non-Attorney Felon Helps Lawyer
In October of 2003, Kenneth Stevens was charged with robbing one Citibank branch and three branches of Chase Manhattan bank in New York. Mr. Stevens's modus operandi in each of the robberies was to give the teller a note demanding money. The note also stated that he had a bomb with him. The fourth robbery was his last one. Several blocks from … [Read more...]
Home Foreclosures On Long Island
In the month of July, 2010, 800 homeowners in Nassau County had their homes foreclosed on (foreclosure is the start of a proceeding by a lender of financial institution to take the home back). In the same month, 170 homes were taken back by the lenders on Long Island. This is an increase of 86% from July of 2009. Although the Obama … [Read more...]
