Questions answered by John P Corrigan

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Opportunity for new position at work lost because of defamatory statements.

John's answer | Answered on November 05, 2013

Saying youn are very difficult to work with is an expression of opinion and is not defamatory. Moreover, it is a phrase that could be construed to...

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Can an employer force you to do a Physical and HIV test then sign over results to her after hiring you?

John's answer | Answered on November 05, 2013

Your question intimates a view that the employer was invading your friend's right to privacy. However, if the job is a nanny being in close...

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Good Evening. I believe that the company I work for violated my rights under the ADA.

John's answer | Answered on November 05, 2013

This is to fact intensive for Avvo.....only an attorney speaking with you and understanding all that transpired will determine if you have a...

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I wish to get back 25-50,000 that I paid a few years ago to prevent a disabled sibling from being evicted from a NYC COOP Apt

John's answer | Answered on November 05, 2013

File the claim as a creditor ....what do you have to lose? It is very likely that the counter to your assertion is that the funds you provided were...

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How can I donate a lot/land (no structures) while the property is still handled by the "estate"? What are the tax benefits?

John's answer | Answered on November 05, 2013

5 years?? Time to attack the executor to get the parcel deeded out to you and brothernso you can at least make some good decisions. I recommend you...

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The administrator of a NYC Coop Apt. Estate worth $150K-$250K has had a heart attack ...

John's answer | Answered on November 05, 2013

Your facts are a bit sketchy and incomplete. If thebdecedent dies 20 years ago without a will and an administrator was appointed in due course...

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Lien on property with life estate- my brother has life estate,my sister and I are remaindermen

John's answer | Answered on November 05, 2013

Yes a lien can be placed but it is only on the value of brother's life estate which will disappear if brother dies. However, f you were to sell the...

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If you sell a residence and buy a new house, do you need a new trust for the new house purchased?

John's answer | Answered on November 05, 2013

If the sold house was in the trust per the deed then the trust agreement likely allows a substituted property tomtake the place of the home that...

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My mother's home was removed from her living trust for a loan, but failed to be put back in. Do we have to go through probate?

John's answer | Answered on November 05, 2013

Only way to avoidnprobate would be that Mom added all of you to the deed as joint owners .....in which case this would avoidnprobate and you...

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My son wants to know what my father left him

John's answer | Answered on November 05, 2013

If you or your son were left anything in the will then you would have been notified from the probate court as to a Petition for Probate being filed...

John P Corrigan's Answers (3456)

Opportunity for new position at work lost because of defamatory statements.

Can an employer force you to do a Physical and HIV test then sign over results to her after hiring you?

Good Evening. I believe that the company I work for violated my rights under the ADA.

I wish to get back 25-50,000 that I paid a few years ago to prevent a disabled sibling from being evicted from a NYC COOP Apt

How can I donate a lot/land (no structures) while the property is still handled by the "estate"? What are the tax benefits?

The administrator of a NYC Coop Apt. Estate worth $150K-$250K has had a heart attack ...

Lien on property with life estate- my brother has life estate,my sister and I are remaindermen

If you sell a residence and buy a new house, do you need a new trust for the new house purchased?

My mother's home was removed from her living trust for a loan, but failed to be put back in. Do we have to go through probate?

My son wants to know what my father left him