Simplifying your situation, the court will look at the indicia of ownership concerning the cat, which appears to favor your former girlfriend. If she wants to file a theft charge against you for not returning the cat, a police officer might do that. An alternative is for you to seek a replevin... View More

Critical missing information concerns which state granted the joint custody, and did it still have jurisdiction when a court, if different, granted the aunt temporary custody. That court subsequently granted sole custody to the aunt according to you. You then filed for custody after that. Your... View More

Distribution of assets down the lineage to classes of beneficiaries depends upon the specific wording of the Will, which must be reviewed, as a determination of whether the testator's intent was that the estate assets were to pass down the lineage by per stirpes or per capita must be made.... View More

If your facts are correct, in NYS a petition in family court may be in order. The prior legal guardian, or if none, a request for a legal guardian would be made, and that guardian represents the child independently of the parents and makes a determination and advocates to the judge what should be... View More

No, in NYS the testator does not sign the affidavit, just the Will. The affidavit is meant to serve as a substitute for the court to the live testimony of the witness(es) that the testator signed the Will before them and was of sound mind, etc. The reason for the affidavit is that often it is a... View More

In NYS, if your mother died a widow and without a will, then your brother was never an executor. If he was an administrator recognized by the court there is a record of that in Surrogate's Court. If you are entitled to a share of the property in this if your mother died intestate (without a... View More

Laws don't stop fights, they just tell one what conduct is illegal and the penalty if a perpetrator gets convicted. Your question seems to really be what is your liability. If you are somehow civilly responsible for allowing the fight (or promoting it) your accident waivers, even if... View More

In NY, the police need not administer Miranda rights until he is actually arrested. Often, they will delay a formal arrest of a target in order to interview him, raising the potential suppression hearing issue that the defendant was in actual custody, not just being interviewed. Consult a... View More

File a Freedom of Information request of the investigating police agency. If the case is closed and no longer appealable you may be entitled to receive the information or be allowed to review the file if not digitized. A word of caution, murder files have gruesome material, especially autopsy... View More

Yes, that information is obtainable as the case is still a matter of public record, absent a sealing order. An adjournment in contemplation of dismissal is still also an open case as it has not yet been dismissed, so although one no longer goes to court for 6 or more months and it is automatically... View More

Your facts suggest you were in fact convicted of a crime if you paid a fine. If your conviction was for a crime, the fingerprints and mugshot and criminal history are there forever, unless somehow expunged or sealed. A charge that is dismissed has the associated fingerprints and photographs... View More

When the protected party approaches the restrained party intentionally, that party should leave if possible. If the other person follows or persists in such or similar behavior, call the police and complain about it and call your attorney, as intervention may be in order to modify or rescind the... View More

The existence of a search warrant means a judge reviewed the attestation of facts and found sufficient cause to have the premises searched in pursuit of an investigation, and presumably enough to connect the premises with the defendant and suspected crime(s). He can challenge the warrant prior to... View More

Charged with "anything" is pretty broad. That said, this device is not listed as a firearm in the Penal Law of NYS, nor does it seem capable of discharging a bullet without alteration, so does not appear to require a firearm license. You should review PL section 265.00 to satisfy... View More

If it is provable that you gave him the vehicle as a loan, with a designated date to return it, and he has not done so, then he may be charged with an A misdemeanor for unauthorized use. That you would leave the title in the glove box and your presumption that he has forged your name for a... View More

If the victim is under 17 years of age, and it included sexual conduct, it constitutes a sexual performance of a child and exposes the inducer of such performance to prosecution for a class C felony, which is very, very serious. Sending it, and everyone after that who sends it, has exposure to... View More

First, he can't be in jail without "official charges" because he was arrested and presumably arraigned, at which time the charges, in the form of complaint(s) or information(s), are read to the defendant and he entered a (not guilty) plea. He is apparently being held on no bail or... View More

It appears that there was a violation of some type of probation filed but which was dismissed later. Best to contact the probation department from which the complaint would have been filed, or the court clerk of the court dismissing the complaint.

On the visitation issue, you must petition in Family Court. On the division of property issue, you should go to Supreme Court, which may also handle the visitation issue if it desires and prior to your filing in Family Court. You probably need an attorney, so consult one.

Discuss with your husband and get a different accountant.