As a bankruptcy attorney in New York City, I meet many people in all kinds of debt. Since I began practicing bankruptcy law in the 1980’s, one area of debt has increased dramatically -- student loan debt. During the 1980’s and most of the 1990’s, student loan debt was not a big problem, because...
Family Unity Waiver Extended
Before 2013, if an undocumented immigrant wished to apply for a green card, he or she had to leave the United States and apply from his or her home country. This problem often came up when a green card holder or an American citizen wished to sponsor a spouse, but the spouse entered the United...
Same Sex Marriage and Divorce in New York
New York is one of the ten jurisdictions in the country that currently allow same sex marriage. The other jurisdictions are Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia. It seems very likely that this list will continue to grow...