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Development
Discussion of a case about good-faith reliance.
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Cooperatives & Condominiums
Discussion of a recent important ruling.
Features
Second Circuit Construes ILSA to Rescue Condominium Purchasers
Does ILSA, which permits a buyer to rescind a purchase if the buyer has not received a statutorily mandated "printed property report," apply to single-floor condominium units?
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Decisions of Interest
In-depth analysis of a recent key case.
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NJ & CT News
What's going on in neighboring states.
Features
The New Estate-Planning Environment
Continuing a discussion about trusts, explaining the general concepts and how they might affect future divorce actions.
Features
Economic Fault
Although the idea that marital "fault" in divorce should be weighed when distributing marital assets has, in general, gone by the wayside in New York, there is one exception.
Features
New Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists
The Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology promulgated by the APA, while aspirational rather than controlling, represent a welcome evolution from prior guidelines,
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