Yes. You can demand a rent abatement. You can also file an HP Action in Housing Court with an order to show cause which may get you immediate...

The rules regarding property distribution in a divorce refer to "equitable" distribution which can translate to a "fair" distribution taking into...

If she won't leave then the owner has to serve her with the proper notice and then start an eviction proceeding in Housing Court. There ate...

This is an unusual scenario. My guess is that there is no existing custody order in place before this petition was filed in New York. Under the...

Yes, the Acknowledgement of Paternity confers the same rights and obligations with respect to the child as those of a married father. You would...

You cannot seek "modification" of a dismissal. If the dismissal was with prejudice then you would have to move to vacate the dismissal based on...

India is not a member of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, U.S. court orders aren't automatically...

You can get a divorce in New York. The problem is that the divorce papers have to be properly served on him in Africa or where ever he is. There...

You have to go to Surrogate's court to be appointed the Guardian of the Property of your son. If the value of the inheritance is more than $10,000...

With respect to the divorce questions, responsibility for the mortgage obligation would be a material term in your separation agreement or in the...