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0 Answers | Asked in Uncategorized for New York on
Q: My coop says it does not allow proxy voting. There is nothing in the bylaws to state this. According to

2023 New York Laws

BSC - Business Corporation

Article 6 - Shareholders

609 - Proxies. Isn't a corporation REQUIRED to allow proxy voting?

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law for New York on
Q: If someone has told me to leave them alone, and I have done that, and then they reach back out to me, is that considered

If someone has told me to leave them alone, and I have done that, and then they reach back out to me, is that considered them harassing me?

0 Answers | Asked in Consumer Law for New York on
Q: I had a weird thought about bringing some type of legal action to Google about their cellular service

I’m a single female who traveled abroad for school and chose to their network due to the unlimited international calling. They stopped that because I wasn’t in the states long enough, but that’s in the fine print apparently. Yet the remainder of my time down there my phone was never able to... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Civil Rights and Constitutional Law for New York on
Q: Judicial misconduct
0 Answers | Asked in Civil Rights and Constitutional Law for New York on
Q: If you were taken to jail for drug raid, you're not on the warrant, charged with the person they raided and incarcerate.

Defendant signed affidavit, judge signed it the next morning I was incarcerated, but the judge never released me until 7 days later and I was not given legal counsel, medication, phone call and my food was slid across the floor every day to me like a dog and I was made to sleep in a plastic... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Child Custody and Family Law for New York on
Q: I want to take my kid and visit our relatives on Christmas but my husband doesn’t let me ,we’re legally still married

Can he accuse me if I take our kid to this trip in other state (7 hours from home)without his consent?

Howard E. Knispel
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Howard E. Knispel
answered on Dec 19, 2024

Accuse you of what? I assume there is no court order forbidding this. You are returning with the children. You are doing nothing "illegal" or "unethical". You are their parent. Unless your relatives are a danger to the children I see nothing wrong legally.

1 Answer | Asked in Traffic Tickets for New York on
Q: I had my registration suspended in NY for tolls. Ezpass will not give me a payment plan. Can a payment plan waive it

The collection agency will give me a payment plan but not ezpass. What do I do?

Michael Arbeit
Michael Arbeit
answered on Dec 19, 2024

https://new.mta.info/agency/bridges-and-tunnels/toll-payer-advocate

This website may help you. The MTA is really cracking down hard on people who do not pay tools via EZ-Pass

0 Answers | Asked in Tax Law and Traffic Tickets for New York on
Q: How can I donate & transfer a car into an unincorporated church ministry without triggering a tax event in New York Stat

How should I got about it and will the unincorporated ministry be able to register it without without 501c3 status?

2 Answers | Asked in Products Liability and Collections for New York on
Q: If I was left money and items by a person who passed away unexpectedly am I able to still get those? He never had a will

I have proof the items belong to me.

Damien Matthew Bosco
Damien Matthew Bosco
answered on Dec 19, 2024

Unless you are an heir of a decedent who dies without a Will, you would not be entitled to inherit property from the decedent. However, if you have proof of ownership (e.g., receipts, contracts, written agreements, or other documentation showing the items belong to you), you can present this to the... View More

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3 Answers | Asked in Copyright, Business Law and Intellectual Property for New York on
Q: My photos are being used on SHEIN without my permission. What can I do about this?

I have a small business where I sell handmade bracelets. It has come to my attention that

SHEIN used to of my photos.

David H. Relkin
David H. Relkin
answered on Dec 19, 2024

I assume that your images are on Shein's website.

So long as you own your images (it wasn't a Shein photograph), they are using and they are using your image without your permission, especially in the case that they are using it for profitable purposes, there are two "causes...
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0 Answers | Asked in Civil Litigation for New York on
Q: After a judgment was filed in small claims court against me. Before the 30 days , the

Opposing side is threatening me with Showing up to my house with the sheriff. I am truly fearing for my life, because the plaintiff was an ex girlfriend and I know what they are capable of. Since the judgment was out already, What can I do with the email in which the opposing side is threatening me?

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law, Employment Law, Business Law and Employment Discrimination for New York on
Q: And the plaintiff in one case and the defendant another. Yeah, the district attorney will not talk to me. What do I do

I'm basically being ignored in the court proceeding that I built. And I'm the victim in both cases

0 Answers | Asked in Wrongful Death for New York on
Q: My brother committed suicide. His ex-girlfriend was home with him, she may have provoked or encouraged him.

It was reported that she told someone that she told him to end his life, berated him or harassed him. He lived with her, their relationship was over, they jointly had purchased the home. At the time they were trying to figure out how to how to get out of their living arrangement. Immediately after... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Consumer Law for New York on
Q: Is a 15% late fee in a auto installment loan agreement legal in NY State?

My installment loan set up through the dealer has a 15% late fee in the terms which seems excessive in NY.

1 Answer | Asked in Medical Malpractice for New York on
Q: Husband had a botched surgery past 5 years. He is still suffering. Can he sue or I for not being able to fulfill needs

Emergency surgery after first surgery. Used wound vac, had ostomy bag.

Happened in Buffalo, NY. Currently live in Florida

Jonathan R. Ratchik
Jonathan R. Ratchik
answered on Dec 17, 2024

Sorry to hear what happened to your husband. The statute of limitations in New York for medical malpractice lawsuits is 2.5 years from the date of malpractice; or, where there has been continuous treatment for the condition giving rise to the lawsuit, 2.5 years from the last date of treatment.... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Real Estate Law for New York on
Q: I want a lawyer to look into my mortgage payments and paperwork
Carl Nelson
Carl Nelson
answered on Dec 16, 2024

This is a Q&A forum, and you did not ask a specific question. However, you can use this site to search for an attorney with mortgage experience; many will offer a free consultation to evaluate your case. Best of luck.

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1 Answer | Asked in Civil Rights for New York on
Q: Civil matter...can an ex gf get money from sale of house

Says she has signed handwritten letter stating that she would receive money

Jack Mevorach
Jack Mevorach
answered on Dec 16, 2024

Possibly.

Jack

2 Answers | Asked in Estate Planning, Family Law and Probate for New York on
Q: What do I do if I didn't get 25% of a life insurance policy left to me in mom and dad's will?

It was in the closing paperwork. My attorney told me to look it up online. He hasn't been any help. The paperwork never even stated how much I was supposed to get.

Howard E. Knispel
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Howard E. Knispel
answered on Dec 15, 2024

Life insurance is not typvally distributed by a will. It has named beneficiaries. If you are not named as a beneficiary in the insurance policy, you are not receiving anything from it directly.

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2 Answers | Asked in Divorce and Family Law for New York on
Q: Hi my name is glory-now we want to get divorce after 17 years.can I get the alimony? And the pension?Thank you!!
Howard E. Knispel
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Howard E. Knispel
answered on Dec 15, 2024

NY state does not have "alimony". It has spousal support or maintenance, which is limited and depends on the respective income and length of marriage. retirement accounts, including pensions, are property subject to equitable distribution. You may be entitled to a portion of the... View More

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0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law and Gov & Administrative Law for New York on
Q: How can I modify the conditions of my federal probation

I’m on the second month of a five-year probation and was released to a halfway house on January 23. The Bureau of Prisons never gave me an ID, and all my IDs are expired. Social Security won’t issue a card without a resident card. I applied for a green card, but the decision won’t be until... View More

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