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Written by attorney David Browde, over 2 years ago.
For the past week the people responsible for frauds against attorneys with counterfeit cashier's checks have been active again. Their pitches, e-mailed to attorneys through AVVO, look like this (the *** is to obscure the name): Dear Counsel, My name is Jennifer Nik***. I am con...
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Written by attorney David Browde, over 2 years ago.
For the first time there is a formula for calculation of temporary spousal support, established in the new divorce law which just took place in the State of New York. It's not a "written in stone" rule - but these are the standards, subject to some modification. 1) Thirty percent...
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Written by attorney David Browde, over 2 years ago.
As of today, matrimonial part clerks have been trained in the new divorce law, which allows for divorce on the grounds that a marriage has been irretrievably broken for a period of more than six months. The new law requires only that one party affirm as to the broken marriage, me...
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Written by attorney David Browde, almost 3 years ago.
With the law taking effect just seven weeks from now, many people who are contemplating divorce are asking whether they should start their cases now or wait. The key factor is whether grounds will be an issue.If your soon to be ex won't cooperate, yes, you should wait. If coopera...
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Written by attorney David Browde, almost 3 years ago.
We've received several supposed inquiries from new clients - recently all of them claiming to be divorce clients seeking enforcement of settlement agreements. The "client" claims to be from a foreign country with a defendant in the USA - "in your jurisdiction" is the way it's usu...
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Written by attorney David Browde, almost 3 years ago.
The law was signed by Gov. Patterson, and according to the Governor's office itends the requirement that a party seeking a divorce had to claim one of a limited set of reasons as the basis for doing so, a rule that forced parties to invent false justifications, and that prolonged...
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Written by attorney David Browde, almost 3 years ago.
If you're going to be interviewing a divorce attorney, hoping to hire that attorney to represent you, you'll undoubtedly have a number of questions to ask that are specific to your case. You should be prepared to ask each of them, and your attorney-prospect should be ready to ans...
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Written by attorney David Browde, almost 3 years ago.
It comes up often here on AVVO - am I married under common law? Or, more often, do I need a divorce because I think I might be married under common law. There are very few states that allow common law marriages. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, current...
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Written by attorney David Browde, almost 3 years ago.
The answer is now yes...but it hasn't taken effect yet! Recently the New York State legislature has passed and Governor Patterson signed a bill that would change New York's divorce law by adding a no fault divorce provision - something New York has never had that is a part of d...
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Written by attorney David Browde, almost 3 years ago.
On August 15, 2010 Governor Patterson signed a bill that would change New York's divorce law by adding a no fault divorce provision - something New York has never had that is a part of divorce law in every other state. Many people have become very excited by this, because New Yor...
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