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The Demise of the RRRA's Four-Year Statute
A central feature of the RRRA was its prohibition, in any rent overcharge complaint, on examination of rental history more than four years old at the time the complaint was filed. In two recent decisions, The Court of Appeals has eviscerated that prohibition.
Decisions of Interest
Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.
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Some Formerly in Foster Care May Now Return to the System
As of Nov. 11 of this year, under certain circumstances, some children who have aged out of the foster care system may voluntarily re-enter it.
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Custody Awards and 'Zones of Decision-Making'
The authors continue herein their discussion of the situations in which New York courts have found it desirable to award one parent or the other decision-making authority over certain types of child-rearing issues. These are the so-called "zones of decision-making."
Rental Property Purchased with Separate Funds
Approximately 30 years after the enactment of Equitable Distribution Law, courts continue to grapple with issues of statutory interpretation pertaining to the classification of property as marital or separate.
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