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Maria Teresa Giresi's Answers (26)

Brooklyn, NY

Debt settlement Lawyer at Brooklyn, NY

Practice Areas: Debt Settlement, Wills & Living Wills ... +2 more

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Can I file in small claims court for this circumstance? If so, would forewarning be considered harassment?

Maria's answer | Answered on November 10, 2010

Actions that amount to harassing someone walk a fine line. They range from annoyance to continued abuse. Giving him a date certain to put up or...

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Will I be able to change my daughters last name?

Maria's answer | Answered on November 10, 2010

This question is a bit more complicated than a name change. It really has to do with determining and possibly terminating parental rights of your...

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If I file for sole custody of my child, will the non-custodial father still be required to continue paying child support?

Maria's answer | Answered on November 09, 2010

Please remember that physical custody - being the custodial parent - is very different from joint custody issues in New York. Is there a prior...

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Grandma died. Her attorney has unsigned, but notarized copy of her will. Names grandkids, too. How do we proceed? NYState

Maria's answer | Answered on November 09, 2010

I, too, am sorry for your loss. From the way that you have phrased the question it appears that you are all in agreement with the way that the...

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How can we find out if there is a Will?

Maria's answer | Answered on November 09, 2010

I am sorry for your loss. If you Mother did have an attorney he or she may have filed the Will in Court. It is an option that is not always used...

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My father died in October 2009. He left a will. He and my mother lived apart for 15+ yrs., He left her 50% and my sister and I

Maria's answer | Answered on November 09, 2010

No, that is not so and it is unclear here why the Surrogate's Court would tell you that. Generally speaking an accounting is a working document to...

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