What are the Inheritance Rights of an Adopted Child in New York?
Dec 28, 2012
As a general proposition, I think its pretty safe to say that its an undying love for children and a desire to help foster them throughout their lives that drive most people to adopt in the first insta...
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Can My Spouse Disinherit Me?
Dec 18, 2012
Heres a question that attorneys (remarkably) hear all too often. As a spouse in New York, am I permitted to write my partner out of my will? That seems like a pretty basic premise, right? For any myria...
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Know Your Rights As a Debtor and Stop the Collection Calls
Dec 13, 2012
Its become far too common place lately. In an era where individuals are carrying larger defaulted credit card debts or huge medical bills because their underlying treatments werent covered by major med...
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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU HEAR “FOREIGN JUDGMENT”?
Dec 10, 2012
For most individuals outside of the legal community, the term foreign judgment typically evokes images of a lawsuit originating in some far off, perhaps even exotic, locale. Reality, like so often is t...
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How Much Protection Do LLC Members Have From Personal Liabilities In New York?
Dec 07, 2012
When you formed your New York limited liability company (LLC), you probably did so with the intention of shielding your personal assets from creditors. Generally speaking, a members assets are in fact ...
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What Is a Private Improvement Mechanics Lien?
Dec 04, 2012
Contrary to what the name might imply, a mechanics lien in New York has nothing to do with your auto mechanic. Rather, these are security interests that can get filed against the title of real property...
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Protect Yourself Against Tax Identity Theft
Dec 04, 2012
Although its a lesser known version of identity theft, stolen identity tax refund fraud is a quickly growing epidemic. In a typical tax refund fraud case, a thief steals someones Social Security number...
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Estate Planning In a Digital Era
Dec 04, 2012
In an era where digital media has become an increasingly important and real component of our everyday lives, it should not be surprising that issues concerning individuals digital interests at death ar...
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How to Fight an Unfounded Debt Collection Action
Dec 04, 2012
Whether its a sign of these uncertain economic times or something more is unclear, but one thing is certain: creditors, especially those holding credit card debts, are currently pursuing their rights l...
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IRS Issues Guidance for Spousal Estate Tax Exemption Rules
Dec 04, 2012
For those with significant enough estates, new guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service relative to estate-tax law changes that Congress passed late in 2010 will come as welcome news. The new ru...
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