How a Prenup can Protect your Assets
Before you walk down the aisle, consider whether a prenuptial agreement with your future spouse is right for you. It may not be the most romantic part of wedding planning, but it…
What Will the Biden Administration Mean for the MSPB and the Case Backlog?
Throughout Joe Biden’s bid for the presidency, his campaign was candid about its desire to overturn many of the Trump era policies regarding employment issues, labor law and…
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2021 Sinks Service member’s Appellate Rights
As we enter 2021, a significant number of high profile newsworthy events have occurred including the Presidential administration of Donald Trump leaving office and the…
Court Trials in the Days of COVID: How Courts and Litigants are Proceeding
The COIVD-19 pandemic has forced courts to adapt new procedures and policies in order to make proceedings safe but productive. For people looking to pursue legal action, there are…
Immigration Alert: New Executive Orders from The Biden Administration
“Revisions to Interpretation of the Public Charge Rule President Biden issued an executive order directing federal agencies to immediately review the regulations and policy…
Biden Administration Executive Order Update
Updated Travel Restrictions and Required Covid 19 Tests: The Biden Administration has issued an executive order reinstating the prior Administration’s travel restrictions for…
CDC Requiring Negative COVID-19 Test For Anyone Traveling to the U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to all air passengers entering the United States. This is to address the…
COVID-19, Foster Care and Visitation
Since March of this year New York has been in various stages of lock-down or has imposed other restrictions on the population’s everyday life. As everyone has experienced, this…
The Return of COVID and the Courts
COVID-19 is back! And the outbreak is once again greatly affecting the country, and most heavily, New York State, New York State Courts and Federal Courts. The Supreme Courts…
Default Judgments of Divorce in the Time of COVID-19
Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a spouse was able to receive a Judgment of Divorce even if the other spouse defaulted or chose not to participate in the divorce…