Recent content by teenie1975

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY I received an Order Discontinuing Action and Canceling Notice of Pendency today. I'm not certain if this means the bank is withdrawing their foreclosure? What happens next? Longer version, not that it's relevant but could change my own...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York My neighbor has a pond. He's up the hill from me. For 35+ years, the outlet from the pond was on the East side and a little stream ran merrily through the center of our back yard. We've been away for a couple years and just visited...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY I received a letter from a previous insurance agent stating I owe a payment plus a surcharge due to a returned check (NSF). The date of the check was 6/16/05 and the date of the letter is 9/12/08. I'm positive a payment was made-likely I went...

What is the name of your state? NY My mother's apartment has an associated gravel/dirt driveway. In the spring time, she mentioned to the landlord (who lives out of state) that gravel was needed as it was very soupy and getting rutted. The landlord told her to get the gravel herself. She...

What is the name of your state? New York State The marriage is 7 years old. When the man met the woman, she was on food stamps and had considerable debt-she was about to lose her single-wide trailer & the land it sat on. The man paid off her debts, and his name was added to the deed of the...

New York I know you can spank your own children if they misbehave, but can you spank a neice or nephew if one parent asks you to? Or is this considered abuse? My nephew was getting really mouthy with his mother-swearing and everything and when she attempted to spank him, he continued cursing...

What is the name of your state? NY I heard that you can look up your current status of your Chapter 13 case online. Is anyone aware of this? Where would I go? Thanks

What is the name of your state? NY Can a person leave their children out of their will? If you don't have a close relationship and the children are well into adulthood, are you obligated to leave them anything?

What is the name of your state? New York I am due to go out on maternity leave on or around 10/2/06. I've only held this part time position since February of this year. Does the FMLA apply to me? Am I entitled to temporary disability while I'm out? I tried looking on New York's website...

What is the name of your state? New York I have been having all kinds of problems with EMC Mortgage Corporation. One being that they post my payments as "late" every month, of course adding late charges. It doesn't matter HOW early I send the payment, they only recommend 10 days, but even...

My state: New York My mortgage company got the impression that I did not have homeowner's insurance on our house sometime last year. I received a notice telling me that an escrow account had been opened and charged something like $650. I immediately called my mortgage company and informed...