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Eminent Domain
August 29, 2007
In-depth analysis of a key case.
Cooperatives & Condominiums
August 29, 2007
A recent case of interest.
Index
August 29, 2007
Everything in this issue in an easy-to-read format.
Court of Appeals Prohibits Section 8 Terminations
August 29, 2007
In <i>Rosario v. Diagonal Realty, LLC</i> (<i>infra</i>), the Court of Appeals addressed an issue that has perplexed New York courts since Congress amended the section 8 housing program almost ten years ago: Can a landlord terminate its participation in the program at the expiration of a rent-stabilized lease? The Court of Appeals held that the rent stabilization code prohibits termination, and that federal law does not pre-empt the code.
Decisions of Interest
August 29, 2007
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
Support Modification: An Overview and Update
August 29, 2007
Is there a trend in child support modification matters? The cases we looked at in last month's newsletter granting an upward modification of child support appear clearly to be the exceptional ones.
Establishing Jurisdiction over Non-Resident Spouses
August 29, 2007
Jurisdiction in a matrimonial action has several statutory components requiring the repeated cross-application of the Civil Practice Law and Rules with the Domestic Relations Law (DRL). Knowledge of the statutes' interplay becomes especially essential to the matrimonial attorney when seeking to affect the status of the marriage and obtain jurisdiction over a non-resident.
Keane v. Keane
August 29, 2007
The author has spent some considerable time reading and re-reading the Court of Appeals' decision in <i>Keane v. Keane</i>, 3 NY3d 115 (2006), but cannot quite get it. He realizes fully that the court's word on this is the final one ' 'for now.'
Litigation
August 29, 2007
A recent case for your review.
Insurance Trusts Post-Divorce
August 29, 2007
To address existing irrevocable life insurance trusts (ILITs) in the context of a divorce, there are five steps that practitioners must take. The first four were addressed in Part One of this article: Collect Documents; Analyze Current Circumstances and Facts; Establish Insurance Objectives; and Review Existing ILIT to See If and How Objectives Can be Achieved. The conclusion discusses the fifth step.

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