What is the process of an uncontested divorce? Is serving the papers by one spouse to another compulsorily required in NY?

Often parties can come to an agreement first, thus making the divorce uncontested, but the spouse must always be served with the summons, whether...

My sister has been living in my parents house all her life. we recently lost both our parents.

You should a Petition for Administration of the estate as soon as possible in the county surrogates court where your parents lived. If there is a...

I need to find a lawyer who is pro bono/ legal aid to handle my divorce. I live in suffolk county NY

Call the Suffolk County Bar Association and ask for the attorney referral service and specifically mention you want a pro-bono attorney.

Can I move out of my moms house?

You are 18 and as such you are an adult. You can live wherever you want. But you should know that if you voluntarily move away from your mother,...

Can I move in with my friend?

You are an adult and can live where you want. However, if you do voluntarily move out of your parent's home they would no longer be obligated to...

It depends on whether you have an agreement signed that stipulates how the proceeds are to be split. If so you will probably get separate checks...

What if my husband dies while he is in a ch. 7 bankruptcy? Do judgment liens automatically come off the home?

The liens are not automatically removed in bankruptcy, although technically the debt is. You need to make a seperate motion to void the liens. Your...

My daughter is 16 yrs old having sex with a 20 yrs old boy...is this considers as rape..What can I do to keep him away from her?

As stated above 17 is the age of consent and he can be arrested. You can also obtain an Order of Protection against him.

CPS can not, by itself, overide anything. They are a State agency. Only a Judge can modify an order, particularly a V-docket (custody/visitation...

I can't afford a lawyer any longer and have divorce court in nov. whats going to happen?

It depends on what is scheduled for November. Is it a Preliminary Conference, a Compliance Conference, a Status Conference, Motion or Trial. If...