When co-owners of a real estate premises cannot agree on how to use or sell the shared property, one owner can file a partition action. The most common type of partition is a partition by sale. A partition by sale occurs when a court orders the sale of a subject property and divides the money among the co-owners based on their shares and interest in the property. This generally occurs when unmarried couples who jointly own a piece of property separate as a couple and no longer live in the...

The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) updated point system for driving offense convictions goes into effect Monday, February 16, 2026.   Some of the most serious traffic offense convictions will carry increased point values compared to the point system prior to February 16, 2026. The most significant increase in point values will be for any alcohol or drug related conviction or incident. Prior to February 16, 2026, if a motorist was convicted for any V.T.L. § 1192 offense, 0...

A Wade  Hearing is a pre-trial suppression hearing in a criminal matter challenging the identification of the accused individual. A defendant is entitled to a Wade Hearing if there was a police-arranged identification procedure in which the accused was positively identified. The District Attorney’s office is required to give notice to defense counsel of their intent to use the identification procedure at trial on the C.P.L. § 710.30 Notice document. The objective at a Wade Hearing is to...