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Saving Agreements with Defective or Missing Temporary Maintenance Recitals
New York's interim maintenance statute (2010 N.Y. Laws Ch. 371, ' 1, codified at Domestic Relations Law (DRL) ' 236, Part B, subd. 5-a.), which the Legislature enacted in 2010, has been widely criticized as overly formulaic ' and, because it requires judges to consider many factors in each decision, unduly cumbersome. See, e.g., Joel Stashenko, Maintenance Bill's Formulaic Approach Drew Opposition, NY Law Journal, July 7, 2014 (quoting members of the bench and bar, though some defend the use of formulas); Lee Rosenberg, Multiple Flaws Abound in New Interim Spousal Support Statute, NY Law Journal, Feb. 25, 2011.
Less discussed, but also potentially troubling, are the requirements that the statute imposes on agreements. Those regarding temporary maintenance, to be enforceable, must include a calculation of what would have been the level of temporary maintenance under the formula; a recitation that said “presumptive award” is “correct”; and, if the parties agreed to some other amount, a recitation of the reasons why. DRL ' 236B subd. 5-a(f). Those requirements should be familiar to the matrimonial bar, as the Legislature took them almost verbatim from the requirements for agreements about child support. Compare id . with ' 240 subd. 1-b(h). The Child Support Standards Act inserted identical recital requirements in that paragraph and in Family Court Act ' 413 subd. 1(h). For simplicity, this article cites only to the DRL.
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Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
The Stranger to the Deed Rule
In 1987, a unanimous Court of Appeals reaffirmed the vitality of the "stranger to the deed" rule, which holds that if a grantor executes a deed to a grantee purporting to create an easement in a third party, the easement is invalid. Daniello v. Wagner, decided by the Second Department on November 29th, makes it clear that not all grantors (or their lawyers) have received the Court of Appeals' message, suggesting that the rule needs re-examination.