Family expected to pay divorce lawyers bill for a deceased son/sibling divorce trial

This can only be a claim against the brother's estate - not against the brother himself (unless he co-signed the retainer contract). Thus, the...

I was divorced in 1998.My ex-wife's name is on the stock certificate for a co-op property acquired that is now going private.

If her name is on the stock, that means she's a co-owner. As the divorce mistakenly failed to address distribution of that property one way or the...

Can a defendant subpoena a petitioners witness at a restrainingorder hearing in family court

Yes, though it may be easier to ask the Judge to permit you to treat the witness as a hostile witness on your case, and save the witness the...

Follow-up question: I rec'd a copy of my Judgment of Divorce from the courthouse in Orange County, NY. I never received this.

If it's a typographical error, it can be "ministerially" corrected by simply filing a motion to correct the judgment, which can be served on his...

Value of a professional degree In a contested divorce

The percentage varies with the individual facts of the case. If there's proof of direct contribution from the non-title holding spouse towards the...

It's not that's it's "normally" done - it's more than it CAN be done. If you haven't received the order to show cause from the opposing party yet,...

I received a Decision Order from the Support Magistrate on Sept 8 saying that I no longer have to split babysitting with my ex

While the Judge generally has up to 60 days to render a decision, this time frame is routinely extended due to either backlog, the Judge waiting...

A Family Court Judge does not have the authority to either require you to continue making payment OR to sign the car over to her. She could,...

Well - the simple answer is to add up the hours & multiply by the attorney's hourly rate. Thus, assuming they're all-day trials, and the attorney...

Divorce: she wants the divorce he doesn't he won't move out she's afraid to move with son thinks she will lose apt

First, mere possession of the apartment - on either party's part - does NOT forfeit one's right to an equitable share of same. Second, she has the...