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My dads ex girlfriend forged his will I have a lawyer, she used the website Eforms, she said he signed it 2021, the website says the NYS will was updated in May of 2024 but the company will not tell me what they exactly updated. I was thinking maybe it used to be that the witnesses could sign it... View More 
answered on Oct 1, 2024
There's no way of knowing. Are you planning to contest the Will?
Jack
of 50 years gets nothing. She purposely has her father leave land to her son(15) but she wants to control the land so her brother won't get anything. It is recorded on a phone that a gun is left to her son, also and she shares another gun with her daughter. Is this legal?
She somehow got her father to agree to new bequests giving her children everything, which she will benefit from as children are 9 and 15. My husband has not been able to talk much, so I don't know how she did this. She says she recorded it on her phone and his scratch of a signature is... View More
answered on Sep 28, 2024
No statute of limitations to invalidate a forged deed. In other scenarios, there are limitations of time.
Jack
I requested copy of will, letters testamentary and estate account and firm will not provide them
Our property manager never submitted a shareholder's cooperative to the co-op tax abatement program after the purchase. The shareholder did not know about the tax abatement until 10 years later. The co-op has been their primary residence since purchase. The property manager never submitted the... View More
My friend is adamant that the ALL CAPS NAME (he told me to spell it like that when asking) is separate from the living human being which is separate from the natural person. He claims that the all caps name is a corporation acting as a "represented person". I showed him several court... View More
answered on Sep 17, 2024
Corporate status is not determined by uppercase, lowercase or a combination of the two.
Jack
My son passed away 3 years ago at the age of 27. After he passed, two separate friends revealed that he confided with them that he was raped by a teacher in 8th grade in a NYC private school. We notified the school and the NYPD. The school hired an investigative firm which we cooperated with . We... View More
7 other members of my family and I decided to combine our money and purchase more land. My father who is a part of this land sale deal decided to buy me out with a handshake deal of a simple $100 a month. That was 14 months ago and he has given me less than half. I should also add he is retired and... View More
My mobile application will launch in February 2025 and I would need financing and investors in the long term.
answered on Aug 27, 2024
You can visit the NYS Department of State online and file Articles of Organization there. Are you seeking to open a New York bank account? If yes, investigate that first, before forming the LLC.
Jack
There are 2 properties where as the original owners have passed away. There is a daughter produced by the deceased couple. The father left a will. i need to find out the status of the estate
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Does New York have "relativity of title" and possessory title that either applies to intangible property and/or real property? If so, what does relativity of title provide someone with better title?
this is a contractor suing for work not done in new york state
All I can find is a proposed bill that will require individuals to be licensed but that has not passed.
answered on Aug 8, 2024
I've never heard of a license required for this. If attempted, it might be held to be unconstitutional.
Jack
Relative is now deceased and the Buyer added a rider to sell co-op. Estate has property. The contract has no end date. Estate being sued for specific performance. Buyer still has not sold co-op and has no sign of funding. Buyer is still negotiating sales price 2 yeas later. Can we file a motion to... View More
My cousin went to an ultra religious jewish sleep away camp. one of the rules is that phones aren't allowed. We knew about this rule before hand but what we didn't know was that in the agreement its said tgat if they find a phone, they're allowed to break it.
While they were... View More
About a faulty pipe issue for 3 months now it has gotten so bad when I was called into the store there was sewage water everywhere ceiling paint falling down with water they kept telling me they will fix it and it only got more worse. I went in to clean up water and to take photos and I slipped on... View More
answered on Jul 22, 2024
Did you review your lease agreement at any time during those three months?
Jack
Can I make these changes myself, or must I meet with a lawyer and pay a significant fee to make these changes? Also, I am a single person in NYC with no family in this country…can I appoint a lawyer to be my executor and take care of all details if something should happen to me? Thank you.
answered on Jul 16, 2024
This is not something to do on your own.
You could execute a Codicil or a new Will. An Executor could be named in either.
Also consider Living Will, Health Care Proxy and Power of Attorney.
Jack
Cayuga county NY is the location, I'm an only child so I'm sole heir. I think my mom might have 2 mortgages on the house but I want to find a way to get the house when my mother eventually passes instead of the bank immediately repossessing it.
answered on Jul 10, 2024
Your mother's estate will be responsible for the mortgage or, if title passes to you, you may be able to work something out with the bank.
Jack
I am attempting to dissolve a partnership for a company created to produce a musical I created. The agreement entitles me to all the rights back to my work. They have had the dissolution agreement since December and haven't responded.
answered on Jul 10, 2024
I would think not, unless the agreement has a stated expiration date within it. Watch for Statute of Limitations.
Jack
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