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0 Answers | Asked in Civil Rights and Constitutional Law for New York on
Q: can I dismiss a case if I called the police and the police already sent paperwork to the court

It’s about my gf throwing a knife at me but she didn’t mean to and I wasn’t hurt the police took the knife but they never found my gf

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law for New York on
Q: If I marry someone on child support could that backfire on me

My fiancee children are 18, 17, and 16. We have a newborn together and want to get married, He pays child support to the month through the courts. If something happens to him, God forbid, can she collect child support from me?

Howard E. Knispel
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Howard E. Knispel
answered on May 9, 2024

Child support terminates upon the payor's death. You would not be responsible for his support payments.

0 Answers | Asked in Real Estate Law for New York on
Q: Is there any law prohibiting electronic payment of rent by Rent Stabilized tenants?

My landlord refuses to allow me to use their ClickPay system to make my Rent Stabilized payments although this method is used by their Market Rate tenants. I was told by their representative that they were prohibited from allowing this by law. I found that they are not allowed to REQUIRE tenants... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Tax Law for New York on
Q: is NY corporation need to file TAX FORM NY C3-M who is doing business in NY, Buffalo City?
James L. Arrasmith
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answered on May 9, 2024

Yes, a New York corporation doing business in Buffalo, NY is generally required to file Form CT-3-M, the General Business Corporation MTA Surcharge Return.

Form CT-3-M is used to determine and pay the Metropolitan Transportation Business Tax (MTA Surcharge) for corporations doing business...
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2 Answers | Asked in Contracts and Criminal Law for New York on
Q: I wanted to buy a house in different county. I'm in kings county and the property in broome county both in New York.

I signed a contract the sale didn't go through because sellers lawyer messed up and said a bunch of stuff. Regardless, I'm in court over this issue. But I realized that the contract that the sellers attorney submitted my signature is a electronic forgery. I tried to file police charges on... View More

Carl Nelson
Carl Nelson
answered on May 9, 2024

You cannot bring charges as a private citizen, although you can report a crime to a district attorney among other authorities (e.g. the disciplinary committee). The DA's office files criminal charges on behalf of the people of the state. You will also want to ensure that you have properly... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury for New York on
Q: If I put money to the side from my settlement for surgery am I entitled to the money if I don’t get the surgery?
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on May 9, 2024

The short answer is "yes." It sounds like you had a consultation with a surgeon for your accident-related injuries, and that there was no insurance coverage for surgery (or possibly there WAS coverage, but your insurance carrier would not pre-authorize surgery, or that the cost of surgery... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Constitutional Law for New York on
Q: I understand to drive a motor vehicle I'd need all of that but if I'm using my property to travel from a to b it's a rig

Right to free travel words are important and we need to understand our rights as well as the wordage needed to stand on them rights

1 Answer | Asked in Immigration Law for New York on
Q: Can the beneficiary of an O-1B visa pay for his/her own fees?

On April 1, USCIS has implemented new rules and new fees for non-immigrant workers. So can the beneficiary of an O-1B visa pay for the related government fees?

James L. Arrasmith
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answered on May 8, 2024

Yes, the beneficiary of an O-1B visa can pay for their own fees under the new USCIS rules implemented on April 1, 2024. The O-1B visa is for individuals with extraordinary ability or achievement in the arts, motion picture, or television industry.

According to the USCIS, the following fees...
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0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law and Federal Crimes for New York on
Q: Hello can i asked you some questions about we are appealing my Hausband case but for some reason court delay the transcr

Delayed the transcript its been almost 1 years for now to waiting for the transcript do you think this is normal

0 Answers | Asked in Education Law for New York on
Q: Can a school take my kids cell phone
0 Answers | Asked in Divorce and Child Support for New York on
Q: Calculating Child support.. In NY I am the custodial parent and paying maintenance to my ex the NCP.

When calculating potential child support back to me is the maintenance I pay to her considered income ? and if so is there a statute or case law ? For more info, I have have kids full time..

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law for New York on
Q: Good Afternoon, How can we legally pursue a court-appointed attorney for the Child for damages, in NYS?

On behalf of my daughter, whose court-appointed Attorney has Psychologically and Mentally abused her for a duration of 5 years.

The Attorney for the Child resigned before her own trial, which the judge had set up to remove her from the case.

Thank you in advance for your help; it is much needed.

Peter Christopher Lomtevas
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answered on May 9, 2024

There is no answer to this question because the attorney for the child's supervisors have their office in the local appellate division. These offices derive their authority from the appellate division, and attorney for children are the local super-lawyers.

Other states have different...
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1 Answer | Asked in Contracts for New York on
Q: Hello I'm a plantiff in a civil court case in NYC. The Defendants lawyer filed a motion to dismiss. I submitted my answe

The judge said he will have an answer in 60 days. It has been already 70 days and no answer. I called the court building and was told the case is still active the clerk told me he looked in the file and the judge placed an empty answer page with nothing written on it. What am I to do? How long does... View More

Michael David Siegel
Michael David Siegel
answered on May 7, 2024

The court rules require motions to be decided in 60 days. It is routinely ignored and there is no enforcement mechanism. There is nothing you can do. However, as you are the plaintiff, it really does not matter. It will not impact the time for your case to come to trial, which is also quite... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Education Law for New York on
Q: I paid $500 for dance school when it was time to purchase tickets for recital they sold out in 3 days n I didn’t get any

Owner didn’t put a cap on purchase amt or reserve any seating for parents. Do I deserve a refund?

1 Answer | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for New York on
Q: In NY is a tenant only legally required to keep a minimum amount in renters insurance?

Tenant is a senior citizen. Old lease did not require renters insurance

Steven Warren Smollens
Steven Warren Smollens
answered on May 6, 2024

Dear Huntington Station Tenant:

New York State law does not set a minimum amount of renter's insurance or mandate that tenants do so. However, the tenant lease may require a tenant to carry a renter's insurance policy....
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1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law for New York on
Q: My venmo account has been frozen for years now and im still unable to transfer my funds out

Your account is currently frozen. Unfortunately, there are no further changes that we can make to your account. Additionally, there is no further information or detail I can provide about why your account is frozen.

The funds in your account will not be made available to you at this time.... View More

Jack Mevorach
Jack Mevorach
answered on May 5, 2024

What is the amount of money being restrained?

Jack

0 Answers | Asked in Employment Law and Health Care Law for New York on
Q: I was suspended without pay after a coworker was aggressive towards me. However, they were not reprimanded

ything besides lying in bed crying during the investigation.

0 Answers | Asked in Consumer Law, Business Law and Civil Rights for New York on
Q: Looking for laws to prevent unfair punishment with false reasons using unrelated guidelines.

A YouTube video reviewer is bullying me by demonetizing my videos, claiming they violate YouTube guidelines.

Specifically, they cite the guideline regarding profanity in the first 7 seconds of the video, bolstering their stance.

However, it's evident that there is no profanity... View More

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