Clients often call me and want their home transferred to their children while they maintain life use (a “life estate”). Their goal is to make sure their house is protected in the event they need long-term care Medicaid, whether that be ho…
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will begin offering $5,000.00 Grants to Small business owners today. The application will go live at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time. To apply go to: https://savesmallbusiness.com/ To be eligible…
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On Friday, March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES” Act), which greatly expanded the scenarios in which those now unemployed are eligible to receive unemployment compensation,…
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This week Congress passed and the President signed a COVID-19 relief bill known as the CARES Act. The bill is designed to help individuals and small businesses weather the COVID-19 crisis. There are a lot of provisions in the bill, including a direct…
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Everyone is feeling the effects of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Schools are closed in Cayuga, Onondaga and surrounding counties and more closures are being announced daily. In an effort to be prepared for a quarantine people have stocked up o…
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After a judgment has been rendered against you the Creditor (the person who is owed money) has a powerful tool they can use to collect on that judgment: the income execution/wage garnishment (the terms mean the same thing). In New York State a credit…
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Filing for bankruptcy will give you immediate financial relief. As soon as your bankruptcy petition is filed creditors have to stop all collection activities or face sanctions from the Court. The Automatic Stay stops wage garnishments, harassing phon…
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New York has just enacted some very significant changes to law regarding evictions. On June 14, 2019 Governor Cuomo signed the “The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019” into law. The current rent rules expired at midnight Saturday…
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Divorce, especially a contested divorce, can be extremely stressful for both spouses. When a husband and wife continue to live in the marital residence while the divorce is pending that stress is compounded. A question that I am often asked is whethe…
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Did you know that once you file for Bankruptcy your creditors and debt collectors have to immediately cease contact and collections activities or face sanctions from the Bankruptcy Court? This relief is felt as soon as you file for bankruptcy. In fac…
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