If they held property as what the law called "tenants by the entirety" there is nothing you have to do and no court intervention is needed.

What to do?

Although an annoyance, one option to avoid a fee is to deposit the money into their bank directly by visiting a branch that has a drive through....

My wages are being garnished from being a cosigner on a loan. What actions can I take against the signer?

Co-signers can sue primary borrowers for damages. It's a judgment call whether you should or not. If you know the primary borrower and have...

Can I be legally removed from our apartment and what are my options?

It is likely that your landlord is not sophisticated and will not comply with the new landlord tenant laws that went into effect in June 2019. So...

Must I use 14 or 30 days on a Notice to Pay Rent form to my tenant? The lease was completed for 30 days to catch up.

Did you send the tenant a certified mailing indicating that rent was not received on the due date? That's a new requirement under the law and the...

NY motion to "renew a judgment", are caption and parties both the same and must both be served? If not?

All parties should be served and you can't change or amend the caption without a court order - the caption must remain the same throughout the life...

I am being sued for credit card debt and I got a summons, I cannot afford to pay it back?

If you take a straight default, there will never be a judge involved in your case until and unless a party asks for judge intervention. In straight...

How do I file for a poor man divorce ?

In order to get a poor persons waiver of filing fees, there are a couple of ways to do that under CPLR 1101. The easiest way is if you can receive...

I live in NY - need to sue someone in TN -How do I do that?

Even if you don't have to go to the courthouse to file, if you do this without an attorney you very likely would have to show up for at least one...

Can someone without capacity sign tax returns (federal and NY state) if someone else prepared it and is there any consequence?

It's standard in most durable POA's to permit the agent to sign tax returns. Just read over the POA to see if that is included, but it would be...