An order of protection – often referred to as arestraining orderorOP– is intended to provide a wall of protection between an individual and someone who has harmed, harassed or threatened that person. In New York,threateningcan include stalking. These are court orders, so only a judge can va...
Orders of Protection What are they? An order of protection in New York, sometimes called a “restraining order”, is a legal injunction issued by a court which requires a party, typically a household or family member, to do, or refrain from doing, certain acts. A restraining order in New...
Although domestic violence occurs to women who are dating, pregnant by, engaged to, or living with an abuser, these women are ineligible for civil protection in New York. In most other states these victims of domestic violence are afforded the opportunity to seek civil protection orders, though...
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You can ask the court for a civil order of protection to legally keep a spouse away from you either before a divorce action begins or during a divorce already in progress. These orders can last up to five years, if needed. By itself, domestic violence cannot be stated as a reason for ...
York. This protection Act broadens the scope to any person or business that owns or licenses computerized data, or private information, of a New York resident. Essentially, even if you don’t do business in New York, it’s likely the SHIELD Act applies if you operate anywhere in the U....
The first case to proceed to trial was a class consisting of New York purchasers asserting claims under New York law. Two overlapping New York consumer protection statutes prohibit, in part, "deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any business" and "false advertising in the ...
Our child custody attorneys are courtroom advocates forwomen and mother’s rights,father’s rights,grandparents’ rightsand the minor child or children at the center of the dispute. Matters sometimes come to a head in child custody disputes as one parent has to be given orders of protection and...
While all other 49 states have adopted some version of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA), New York is the sole exception. Instead, New York relies mainly on common law protection, which creates civil liability for misappropriation of someone else’s trade secret. ...
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