It is going to be up to the judge as to whether your daughter can recoup the down payment. If she does, it will be up to her whether she returns...

There is an emergency procedure called writ of habeas corpus that can be filed in Family Court. You can talk to the clerk to get the forms. Not...

Unfortunately, since your spouse invited them in the first place you now have to go through the legal process to evict. Technically they are...

Her lawyer is not obligated to do anything. Why are you waiting for him? It is up to you to get your lawyer to get things moving. You can get...

The papers that need to be filed for even an uncontested divorce in New York are many and complicated. Even the lawyers often mess it up. You can...

Hopefully the motion was properly filed. Even if it was, it still can take months for Supreme Court judges to write decisions. There are too many...

You should call 311 and file complaints if you have already done so. You can start an HP Action in housing court to get a court order forcing him...

This is called a roommate or licensee eviction. You have to serve the proper forms and start a proceeding in housing court to have him evicted. ...

The "roommate" likely has a viable claim for succession rights - which means that if successful the landlord must offer him a lease. There are...

NOI stands for "note of issue." The filing of a note of issue means that all preliminary proceedings in a contested divorce (such as discovery and...