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    My mother, widowed and never remarried, died last month without leaving a will. What do I do now?

    Hi, My mother (I am her only living child), died last month without leaving a will. She has about $15K in a checking account. She also has a house. She has a life estate deed which deeds the house to her grandson. There is also a reverse mortgage on the property. Her grandson is planning on...
  2. New York City Snow Shoveling & Ice Removal Laws

    Premises Liability New York City Snow Shoveling & Ice Removal Laws

    There are many snow and ice removal laws and regulations with which each New York City property owner or lessor must be familiar. This article summarizes some of the most common snow shoveling and ice removal laws, regulations and resources so you can be prepared for the winter season. Who...
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    NY - Just Received Notice About the Decision (Default) of a Lawsuit Against Me and My Mom That I Nev

    Like stated in the title, my mom and I just received notice papers in the mail about a lawsuit against us. We were never properly served and were not in any way aware of this lawsuit. The notice papers state that the plaintiff was awarded $75,000. The lawsuit is legitimate. I have been able to...
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    25% unused Vacation pay taking away

    I belong to a union here in New York. I work for a utility company also in New York. The current union that represents 7,0000 union members came to an agreement with management the following: We are allowed to carry over up 2 weeks vacation per year. This is vacation that we accrued over our...
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    Real estate commissions

    This is an important one that needs a answer by tomorrow morning. Say I got an agreement to be paid a commission for a lease over a period of years. The agreement is that the commission will be paid as long as the tenant is there. A commission will be pro rated to be paid at the anniversary or...
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    Divorce and lying/adultery New York State

    I live in Saratoga county. I moved here with my family about 18 months ago. In November 2021, I found that my wife was having an affair that I at first thought was just via text . I have since found out other, disturbing things that my wife has done. I now not only know to >95% certainty that...
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    Can my apartment building force us to wear masks?

    I was wondering if our apartment building can legally force us to wear masks? Currently in New York City there are no city mandates and no statewide mandates to wear masks in apartment buildings. However our building has taken it upon themselves to initiate a new mask mandate effective today and...
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    Defective Embroidery Machine Legal Options

    Hi, I purchased a brand new embroidery machine from a company back in September of 2021. Not even a month after purchasing the machine we've been having constant issues with thread breaks, false thread breaks (the machine thinks the thread broke when it hasn't), and tie in issues (the thread...
  9. J

    How to get control over aging mother's affairs

    My mother is 91 but has been more erratic as the years go buy and has become paranoid about everything. I am worried about her being susceptible to scams and am trying to gain hold of her affairs. She recently lost her medicaid because supposedly she didn't file something in time and now I have...
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    Consumer Fraud Medical Fraud in Estimates with Insurance

    I went into a hospital for a common procedure for a gall bladder removal surgery. They wouldn't give me any specific amount for how much it cost as I was admitted on 'emergency' basis but was given something to keep me stabiized, no emergency yet. I was told that I would have a 10% co-pay for my...
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    Clinical Psychologist harrassed by ex patient via email

    I need help stopping an ex-psychotherapy patient from sending hostile, accusatory emails to me each day. He left treatment during a period of generalized paranoid anxiety, first about life issues, but this quickly shifted to ME as the problem. He now sends insults and complaints about our work...
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    Plumbing nightmare - legal recourse

    Hello, We have recently had a plumbing nightmare and I am seeking advise regarding legal recourse. We paid a plumber $12k to fix our sewer line using a lining at the end of last year as it was constantly backing up. The plumber said he would provide us with a receipt, an 8 year warranty and a...
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    Shared Driveway

    I own a house on a lake that was built in the 1960's. I purchased it around 25 years ago. The driveway for the house is shared with the house next to me and is on my property up to the point where it splits. After it splits as it nears the two houses, one part goes onto the neighbor's property...
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    Harassment, Stalking, Misconduct I'm being cyberstalked and it's escalating. What options exist?

    For almost a year now I've had a very disturbed person obsessed with me. I'm writing here as a last resort. I don't know what else to do. I'm in New York, he is in Texas. This person was real-life stalking a friend of mine for years. He would show up at my friend's work, contact his entire...
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    Anxiety and Depression in the workplace

    So some background. I was diagnosed with depression when I was 15 and I have been on and off meds since then. 12 years. I am 27. I have lost 1 job and left 2 due to depression. The job I lost, I was fired due to absenteeism.I had bad post partum after I stopped breastfeeding and my doctor put me...
  16. Michael Singleton

    Sex Crimes, Sex Offenders SORA registration

    Does NYS SORA law have a fundamental fairness and due process requirement for registration of other States convictions, in as I am being required to register to another States repealed Statute's conviction of 2003 and repealed 2012 and it's State Supreme Court having ruled it's lifetime registry...
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    Consumer Law, Warranties Service Agreement & Arbitration of Disputes

    Hi, I am disputing a bill for the installation of a new water heater in our home. We had a service agreement with the oil delivery company and I believe that the service agreement covered the cost of the installation. There is a section in the "General Terms and Conditions" of the service...
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    Youth Football Injury From Ineligible Player

    I’m wondering if I would have a case to recoup cost of medical bills, time away from work, and pain+suffering due to a concussion sustained by my son at a youth football game (11u). The opposing team was found out to have multiple players with altered birth certificates (players that were older...
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    Legal Malpractice My attorney accepted a settlement without my knowlege.

    Personal injury lawsuit against two defendants, I gave my consent to one of the defendants, and my attorney accepted a settlement from the second defendant without my knowledge or consent. Did he violate his fiduciary duty to me.
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    Assets Acquisition

    Hello and thank you for your time, I have recently had a family member, aunt with no children, who has recently passed. I used to live with her in our rent controlled apartment in nyc up until a year ago when she moved in with her sister and other nephew in Pennsylvania. I am still...
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