New York has recently enacted a new controversial system for calculating interim maintenance awards in matrimonial actions which has come under fire. My Partner, Christopher S. Mattingly, the current President of the American Association of Matrimonial Lawyer's New York Chapter, provided a letter to the Law Revision Commission on behalf of AAML clarifying the status of the AAML proposal that apparently served as a model for the NYS legislation. Chris's letter was referenced in a recent New York Law Journal article which discusses the controversy. The New York Law Journal article can be found at this link: http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202518570304&slreturn=1
Current SLA licensee's, outside of NY City, who are filing for a license renewal and/or a license alteration are no longer required to provide 30 day advance notification to their local municipality! The 30 day municipal notification requirement was a major headache for licensee's and the failure to provide that notification often led to significant fines. Click here for the detailed announcement: http://www.abc.state.ny.us/system/files/Notice-S4161-A6732.pdf Click here for bill text: http://abc.state.ny.us/system/files/Chap560-2011.pdf