What is the easiest way for my mother to transfer property to me and my spouse?

Yes your mother can add your name and wife's name to deed by a transfer to you and your wife with a life estate for your mother and then you can...

Residuary estate virtually non-existent but will says taxes are to be paid from it.

The payment of the estate taxes will override all bequests even with the clause. As my colleague has said if the residuals is insufficient to pay...

Can my landlord evict my family and I if she is collecting rent checks from the city?

Yes they can commence eviction action against your family for none payment of the part of the rent that you are supposed to pay.

Noisy neighbor who called NYPD and use her pregnancy to get sympathy

Ike the police said call 311 to make anise complaint or make s formal complaint to the landlord.

The first thing you do not do is post details about alleged acts on this forum. As to the complaint itself you might not really have case unless...

I live in new york, and is there such thing as an abandonment law?

Write her a certified letter asking to pick up your things if she does not responded and items under $5000 take her to small claims court if more...

My ex threatened legal action during a custody exchange. Can/should I file a police report and if so what statute should I cite

File police report for what , a person is allowed to threaten legal action if they believe they have a case against another for that others action.

I dont want to speak to them again since they threatened me so am I obligated to return the lights? Can I get in any trouble?

If items are sent to you in error you need to return them it that simple.

The executor of the trust to a house will not give me a key to the house. what are my options ?

The executor is not obligated to give the keys of the house to one of the beneficiaries if there are more than one beneficiary. Best to make an...

If a husband and wife are legally separated and one buys a car in that time period can the other take the car

No the other cannot take the care if it is registered and titled in one spouse name. If one spouse dies that the spouse who bought car should...