Different states have different limits on what constitutes usury, a crime, for charging more than the limit. In NYS it is 16% I believe. So how come your car loan is so expensive? There are several legal workarounds that corporations use, including one that allows the charging of excessive... View More

Improper service defeats the jurisdiction of the court, so the defendant must be reserved within the statutory time period. If it is "improperly written" then that is a defense seeking dismissal for a defective accusatory instrument made after the case is properly within the... View More

If you are not protected by contract, then you are an employee at will and can be fired. However, if you can prove that the overriding reason is that you are a felon, you may or may not have an action as the Executive Law may have been violated. Consult local counsel.

Interesting question. If you can PROVE that you received the phony money from the ATM, you may have a lawsuit for negligence against the bank which should be expert at spotting a phony bill, even a $20 one. You don't mention the amount, but I assume it wasn't more than a few hundered... View More

Record retention statutes typcially apply to certain businesses and its records or practices, and vary in application and duration. For example, hospitals are required to keep certain records for a fixed periof of time because these are medical records. You want to obtain records of a complaint... View More

A revocable trust's assets are still your tax responsiblity, e.g. property taxes, because it is revocable. The form you are filing suggests you are getting income from the property and that is taxable. If you have no confidence in your atorney, you should obtain another one. Do so or take... View More

Regardless of relationship, the landlord typically has someone or all of you severally obligated by written lease to pay the rent. How you get it together is up to you and your room mates. If you default, the people on the lease get sued.

To be found as wilfully refusing to pay child support, especially by admission, means you repeatedly and unjustifiably were not paying your full child support. You may file for changed circumstances and get the support amount reduced if you are successful, but that will only apply to future... View More

This is an intentional tort with a one year statute of limitations, so suit must be commenced within that period from the date of wrongdoing. Unless you have a permanent injury the value of the case may be significantly low. Slander has different types of damages with different evidentiary... View More

The law provides that up to your full attorney fees could be paid by your spouse if she is sufficiently "monied" to do so in the discretion of the court. I am not sure how you got appointed counsel on a divorce, but absent your hiring one you like, you can represent yourself or raise the... View More

I infer the mother never started a child support action against you, so no support order, much less arrears, was ever put in place. It is highly unlikely that the child, now an adult, can request child support from a court. I cannot think of an exception, but to be sure, contact a local family... View More

According to Publication 525 (2024), Taxable and Nontaxable Income, property one receives as a gift isn't included in his income. However, if property you receive this way later produces income such as interest, dividends, or rents, that income is taxable to you. The obligation to the donor... View More

You can sue in small claims or town or city court, depending upon the jurisdiction and amount. Once you are successful if you prove your case, you will probably chase your tail trying to get paid on the judgment unless you can garnish his earnings Often, contractors who take your money and... View More

I infer that your beau was arrested for a drug possesion/sale charge(s) and that the money was confiscated as proceeds. It will be up to the prosecutor based upon the evidence assembled to dissuade him/her from proceeding with a forfeiture proceedig. Prosecutors have a vest interest in... View More

If the tenant declines to move out after receiving the legally required notice timely, you cannot get rid of her without starting an eviction proceeding. Be prepared for delays, as the NYS landlord-tenant law was revised to make it more difficult to remove the tenant who is resisting. Make sure... View More

If you gave a statement or testimony under oath and wish to recant that testimony, it may be accepted or rejected. Your recantation may be requested in sworn form. In both instances, your false written or false sworn testimony is a crime, and I have seen someone in your position prosecuted for... View More

If you are indigent, local legal clinics and legal aid societies may assist you, but they are swamped. If you are able to get an uncontested divorce, you could opt to do it yourself, as all the paperwork is on-line via the Office of Court Administration website. Also, you may call the local bar... View More

NYS requires 6 yea retention of patient reocrds:

(4) Medical records shall be retained in their original or legally reproduced form for a period of at least six years from the date of discharge or three years after the patient's age of majority (18 years), whichever is longer, or at... View More

This is a tricky area when discussing job applications requesting information of past convictions. You state that the Disorderly Conduct violation conviction was sealed [that should be confirmed with the court to make sure it was done]. The Legal Action Center in NYC advises what to do in the... View More

You are presumably not a grandparent of the child. It is unknown who has custody of the child now. If you, as a non-parent were actually eligible for "joint custody" with a parent, that would have to be sanctionedy by a superior court, such as Family Court. It is also not known what it... View More