Questions Answered by Michael David Siegel
Q: Can a daughter of a pastors wife obtain a church with a durable power of attorney in New York?
Answered on Mar 14, 2019
No. If the church was a duly formed religious corporation, the bylaws of the corporation govern what happens to its assets.
Q: A client signed my contract, gave me a check that bounced and I did some of the work, what are my rights?
Under the terms of the contract, assuming you have a right to payment, you can sue.
Q: I am a starting film maker. I have 2 movies with their own LLCs . should I form production holding LLC?
This is really more of a tax issue than a legal one. Thus, consult an accountant. That being said, I think the LLCs should be separate, and there should be no umbrella for both.
Q: I want to sue a NYS College. I dont know where to begin, can you help
To whom do you owe the money? If the school, write a letter denying the debt, and wait to be sued. If the Higher Education Authority or USDOE, then check your credit report and see how it is reflected and reach out to them.
Q: Piercing the Corporate Veil. Once the limited liability is lost in one instance, is it lost forever?
Answered on Mar 7, 2019
Q: When you get your chp.7 bankruptcy discharge order does that end the automatic stay?
No. Unless relief is granted by motion, the stay ends when the case is closed.
Q: My private mortgage holder refuses to sign an affidavit of lost note but says the originals were lost- what can I do?
You would generally not get back the original note in a real property matter. The payoff letter and satisfaction of mortgage are sufficient. You are raising an issue that is not an issue.
Q: If a Motion and claims are still being litigated, does the litigation have to be decided before a discharge order could
No. The discharge should be entered 60 days after the creditors meeting if there is no extension of the deadline to object and no objections.
Q: I learned that I am a potential heir to an estate. The estate had a house with a mortgage that ended up foreclosing,
You are not necessarily entitled to notice. A guardian ad litem may have been appointed for unknown heirs. You likely have no claim at this point.
Q: Are landlords legally obligated to provide all tenants 30 days to move out?
If you signed away your lease rights in an agreement that gave 21 days, the court will likely enforce the agreement.
Q: A chpt.7 referee awarded me homestead exemtion after a referee deed was filed on the property. But before the sale of my
This is a complicated legal issue but if you have an attorney you need to make a motion. The court is not going to just help you.
Q: I’m divorced and the mortgage is in both names. I have made all the payments since the divorce. He wants his name off t
If you are on the deed it cannot be sold from under you. However, he can only be off the mortgage if you refinance in your name alone and he agrees to sign the deed fully to you. Your divorce decree should have specified what happens to the house.
Q: I filed chpt.7 but my automatic stay was removed by the bank, if i convert to a chpt13 do i get a new automatic stay,
No. And your conversion will likely not be granted as you cannot pay the mortgage debt in a Ch. 13 or you would have done so.
Q: I won a settlement. My lawyer died and his son that took over cannot access his bank account how long do I have to wait
Something is not right. You need to contact the bar and file a grievance. This is not how this works.
Q: I am suing a venue for an event I had produced. I live in Queens, do I file in Queens or Fishkill?
I always recommend suing where the defendant is located. It saves a step in enforcing the judgment.
Q: Bankrupt Rescap failed to file Mortgage Satisfaction for loan pd in 1999, who should we file motion against?
Answered on Feb 28, 2019
There is a type of Supreme Court case for ancient mortgages like this. It is not a motion but a case.
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