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2023
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November
- Holiday Cheer: IRS Increases Estate and Gift Tax Exemptions
- New Law Protects New Yorkers From Deed Theft
- VMM Named to Prestigious Chambers USA Regional Spotlight Guide
- Managing Partner Joseph Milizio Honored with Gay City News Impact Award
- VMM Sponsors the Herald Senior Health & Beyond Expo
- VMM Named one of the Best Law Firms in America for the Third Consecutive Year!
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October
- Partner Constantina Papageorgiou Named to New York Law Journal 2023 "New York's Top Rated Women Leaders"!
- Partner Constantina Papageorgiou Renamed to Long Island Business News "Top 50 Women in Business"
- Recent Changes to Property Disclosure Act Will Affect Residential Real Estate Contracts
- New NYS Law Automatically Adds Supplemental Spousal Liability Coverage to Car Insurance, Including for Singles, Requiring Opt-Ou
- September
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August
- Four VMM Attorneys Selected to Super Lawyers 2023
- Managing Partner Joseph Milizio Honored with Dan’s Out East End Impact Award
- Nine VMM Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2024!
- VMM Talks Adulting 101? With Queens College Parents
- Partner Joseph Trotti interviewed in Newsweek on "Evil Stepmother" Custody Case Trending Internationally on Reddit
- July
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June
- VMM sponsors PFY 'Passion for Pride' Anniversary Benefit
- Partner Constantina Papageorgiou Named to Crain's New York Business Notable Women in Law
- Managing Partner Joseph Milizio Published in Best Lawyers Magazine
- New Florida Law Gives Emergency Jurisdiction Over Transgender Minors
- See Our Ad in Long Island Press Business
- VMM in Long Island Press Business: 5 Legal Tactics Every Business Owner Should Know
- VMM Managing Partner Joseph Milizio Named to Crain's New York Business Notable LGBTQIA+ Leaders For the Third Year
- VMM Sponsors Cosmic Con NY & Draw For Life Fundraiser Comic Book
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May
- VMM sponsors CUNY Lavender Graduation
- VMM Featured in the Long Island Herald
- VMM Welcomes Two New Team Members
- VMM Named Top Law Firm of Long Island Fifth Year in a Row!
- School Safety: What to Look For
- Dominion VS. Fox: What Businessowners Need to Know About Defamation
- See our ad in Gay Parent Magazine New York
- April
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March
- VMM Team Attends the Garden City Kiwanis Saint Patrick’s Benefit Luncheon
- Short Webinar: Contingent Liabilities when Buying a Business (VIDEO)
- VMM Represents Family of Fallen Firefighter Against FDNY For LODD Recognition, 80 Years Later
- VMM Sponsors Nassau County Bar Association “Suited for Success” Drive
- In Case You Missed It: Exit & Succession Planning for Business Owners - Creating a Strategic Plan to Ensure a Successful Transit
- February
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November
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2022
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December
- Significant Changes to Medicaid Eligibility Start January 2023
- Partner Joseph Trotti in Best Lawyers: The Family Law Issue 2023: "The Quarter-Century Childhood"
- VMM Featured in Nassau Lawyer
- VMM Discusses the Practice of Law at Queens College
- 5 VMM Attorneys Named Top 5 Finalists For LI Choice Awards!
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November
- When Is Foreclosure Not a Forgone Conclusion? When the Lender Is Fraudulent or Remiss
- Child Support Extended For Dependents With Disabilities Until Age 26: What You Need to Know
- Partner Joseph Trotti in ABA Journal: In family law, don’t focus; use a wide-angle lens
- In Case You Missed It: Exit & Succession Planning for Business Owners - Being Prepared for the Future (VIDEO)
- VMM re-named one of the Best Law Firms in America by U.S. News & World Report
- VMM Featured in Nassau Lawyer
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October
- VMM Sponsors the L.I. Herald 2022 Family Business Awards
- Halloween and personal injury: The scariest night of the year
- Managing Partner Joseph Milizio Honored in Pride For Youth Newsletter
- Update: 30-Month Lookback For NYS In-Home Care (Community) Medicaid Postponed
- FAQ: Can Employers Unilaterally Change Their Remote Work Policies?
- September
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August
- Partner Joseph Milizio in Gay Parent Magazine: How the Roe v. Wade overturn impacts gay parents
- Partner Joseph Milizio in Gay City News: What the Roe v. Wade overturn means for us and what we can do about it
- Partner Joseph Trotti Writes Satire Article on "She-Hulk" for Attorney at Law Magazine
- Managing Partner Joseph Milizio Presented with Dan’s Out East End Impact Award
- Five VMM Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2023!
- VMM Featured in Nassau Lawyer
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July
- Partner Avrohom Gefen in Newsday on New Law Widening Employer Exposure to Old Sex Assault Claims
- VMM Managing Partner Joseph Milizio Honored With Room Naming at Pride For Youth Center
- Estate Tax: IRS Extends Spousal Portability Election To 5 Years
- VMM Managing Partner Joseph Milizio Named to Crain's Notable Diverse Leaders in Law
- Partner Joseph Trotti op-ed in AM New York: Roe v. Wade overturned – what it means for New Yorkers
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June
- VMM Team Donates Blood at New York Blood Center
- See Our NYC Pride Ad in Gay City News
- Working past retirement age: What you need to know
- VMM Managing Partner Joseph Milizio Named Again to Crain's New York Notable LGBTQ Leaders and Executives
- Father's Day 2022 – What Is a Father? (VIDEO)
- VMM partner Joseph Trotti Interviewed in Forest Hills Living
- VMM Sponsors North Fork Women Pride Golf Celebration
- May
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April
- In Case You Missed It: LIBN NOW Experts Forum: Labor and Employment Law Post-Covid (VIDEO)
- Managing Partner Joseph Milizio Appointed to Suffolk County LGBTQ Advisory Board
- Five Articles by VMM Attorneys Published in The Island Now Newspapers
- VMM sponsors the St. John’s University School of Law 2022 Alumni Association Luncheon
- Don’t Get a Default Judgement. But If You Did, Here’s How to Vacate It.
- Four VMM Attorneys Reselected to Super Lawyers List
- Managing Partner Joseph Milizio Named Best Real Estate Attorney!
- Extraordinary Circumstance in Child Custody + Estate Provisions in a Divorce (VIDEO)
- VMM Featured in Nassau Lawyer
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March
- Partner Constantina Papageorgiou in National Herald Cover Interview
- COVID-19's Impact on Family Law and Child Safety, Custody, and Visitation Rights (VIDEO)
- Joseph Milizio Named to Top Business Leaders of Nassau County 2021!
- Custody Battles and Custodial Forensic Evaluations: What You Need to Know (VIDEO)
- VMM Partner Joseph Trotti Publishes Essay in Parenting Magazine on Minimizing Trauma in Divorce
- February
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January
- We're back! VMM Family Matters vlog 2022 (VIDEO)
- Social Security Survivor's Benefits Now Available For Same-Sex Partners Predating Marriage Equality
- VMM Featured in Nassau Lawyer
- NY Contractors Now Liable for Wages Owed by Subcontractors
- VMM Welcomes Newest Team Member: Mateen Hashmat
- Joseph Milizio Named Finalist For LI Choice Awards Best Real Estate Attorney!
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December
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2021
- December
- November
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October
- Partner Constantina Papageorgiou Named Nassau County Woman of Distinction
- Vote for Joe - Long Island Choice Awards Best Real Estate Attorney!
- VMM Featured in Nassau Lawyer
- Partner Joseph Milizio Awarded Special Honors by Nassau and Suffolk County Executives
- See our "Top Lawyers of Long Island 2021" ad in today's LI Herald Newspapers
- The Britney Spears Conservatorship: Estate Planning Gone Wrong?
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September
- New NYC Bills Protect Food Delivery Workers
- Webinar: 10 Steps to a Better Retirement (VIDEO)
- VMM Named Top Legal Firm of Long Island!
- VMM Featured in Nassau Lawyer
- Webinar: Medicaid & Estate Planning: What You Need to Know About Eligibility, Care Planning, and Asset Protection (VIDEO)
- VMM Welcomes Newest Team Member: Arthur Wang
- VMM Partner Richard Apat Discusses the Eviction Moratorium on CBS New York (VIDEO)
- VMM Partner Avrohom Gefen Writes Expert Analysis Column in Law360
- VMM Partner Avrohom Gefen in Bloomberg Law
- August
- July
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June
- New Laws Provide Unprecedented Job Security to Fast-Food Workers in NYC
- ?????? Webinar: LGBTQ Fertility; Surrogacy, Adoption, Assisted Reproduction; and Family Law (VIDEO)
- EEOC Unveils New Resources About LGBTQ Employee Rights
- Precedent: Employees Who Refuse to Be Vaccinated for COVID-19 Can Be Terminated
- VMM Featured in Nassau Lawyer
- Mechanic's Lien: How Not Paying Your Contractor Could Cost You Your Home
- VMM Managing Partner Joseph Milizio Named One of Crain's New York Notable LGBTQ Leaders and Executives
- LGBTQ Health & Life Planning Webinar (VIDEO)
- Webinar: Three ways your business exit can fail...and how to avoid them (VIDEO)
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May
- VMM Featured in Nassau Lawyer
- Biden Administration (Re)Issues Protections for Transgender Healthcare
- Webinar: Medicaid & Estate Planning (VIDEO)
- Mother's Day 2021 (VIDEO)
- Partner Avrohom Gefen on Long Island Press: Weed at Work - What Pot Legalization Means for the Workplace
- VMM Managing Partner Awarded Congressional Recognition
- Managing Partner Joseph Milizio Profiled in Gay City News
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April
- In Case You Missed It: Heart Health 2021 – What Everyone Should Know! (VIDEO)
- In Case You Missed It: LGBTQ Health & Life Planning Webinar (VIDEO)
- Partner Joseph Milizio Named 2021 Power Lawyer
- Vishnick McGovern Milizio Welcomes Attorneys Thomas Weiss and Barbara Hutter
- VMM Featured in Nassau Lawyer
- Partner Avrohom Gefen on CBS NY News: Legalized Marijuana In New York Triggers Workplace Concerns (VIDEO)
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March
- LI Herald 50 Plus Health+Wealth Virtual Event (VIDEO)
- New Yorkers Eligible for 4 Hours Paid Leave to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
- Announcing VMM & Northwell Health LGBTQ Health & Life Planning Webinar Series
- COBRA Health Insurance 100% Subsidized Through September
- Partner Joseph Trotti Receives Access to Justice Pro Bono Recognition
- VMM Featured in Nassau Lawyer
- Webinar: Medicaid & Estate Planning (VIDEO)
- Custody Proceedings and Family Court (VIDEO)
- "I Care a Lot" and the Rise of Elder Fraud and Abuse During COVID-19
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February
- Tax Season: Gifts & Divorce (VIDEO)
- Snow Daze: Are Employee Rights Affected by Inclement Weather?
- VMM Partner Joseph Milizio on CBS 2 & News 12 Explaining the New Surrogacy Law (VIDEO)
- Understanding the New Child-Parent Security Act & Second Parent Adoptions (VIDEO)
- Gestational Surrogacy Legalized in New York Monday
- VMM Featured in Nassau Lawyer
- COVID-19 and Elder Care: Home vs. Nursing Home
- CLE: Family Law Front Lines - Latest Developments and Personal Tips (VIDEO)
- New York State Repeals “walking while trans” Ban
- VMM Special Counsel Featured in Newsday
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January
- National Spouses Day (VIDEO)
- VMM Partner Avrohom Gefen on Front Page of Long Island Business News
- NYC Recognizes LGBTQ-Owned Businesses
- Partner Joseph Milizio Joins New NYSBA LGBTQ Law Section
- Webinar: Medicaid & Estate Planning (VIDEO)
- Is Your Political Activity a Fireable Offense? VMM on the Jim Bohannon Show (AUDIO)
- False Accusation of Homosexuality Isn’t Defamatory Per Se, NY Appeals Court Rules
- Parental Alienation (VIDEO)
- January is “Divorce Month.” But is it?
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2020
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December
- Do I Need a Lawyer to Apply for Medicaid? (VIDEO)
- Partner Joseph Milizio Interviewed in nglccNY News Blog
- Update: Employers Can Require Employees to Vaccinate Against COVID-19
- NYC Council Passes Job Security Bill
- Partner Andrew Kimler Appointed to Advisory Council of the Eastern District of New York Alternative Dispute Resolution Program
- VMM Featured in Nassau Lawyer
- Happy Holidays from VMM
- VMM in the News: The Jim Bohannon Show (AUDIO)
- VMM Donates a Complete Estate Plan to Island Harvest Silent Auction
- Partner Constantina Papageorgiou Named to LI Herald "Premier Business Women Of Long Island"
- Best Lawyers 2021 List Recognizes Four VMM Attorneys in Five Categories
- Can Employers Require Employees to Vaccinate?
- Adulting 101: Legal Rights, Responsibilities, and Life Preparedness for Students and Families (VIDEO)
- Mark Your Calendar: VMM & Parker Institute Medicaid Webinar Series
- Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Fallen FDNY Captain's Family Battles for Death in Line of Duty Recognition 77 Years Later
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November
- Figuring Out Custody During the Holidays and with COVID-19 (VIDEO)
- Webinar: Medicaid & Estate Planning What You Need to Know About Eligibility, Care Planning, and Asset Protection (AUDIO)
- It's National Adoption Month
- VMM Co-Sponsors Island Harvest Food Bank Annual Fundraiser
- Partner James Burdi Volunteers in Clothing Drive
- Child Support Modification (VIDEO)
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October
- Halloween and Personal Injury: The Scariest Night of the Year
- What Newlyweds and First-Time Home Buyers Need to Know (VIDEO)
- VMM Welcomes Newest Team Member: Lauren Block, Esq.
- 6 Things First-Time Home Buyers Should Know
- VMM Featured in Nassau Lawyer
- Need to know for November 3: What the NYS Law Says About Time Off to Vote
- VMM Wills, Trusts, and Estates radio spot on 1010 WINS (AUDIO)
- Remote Mediation: A Worthwhile Alternative to Litigation
- Webinar: Returning to Work During a Pandemic - What You Need to Know (VIDEO)
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September
- What Happens to Your Retirement Plan in a Divorce? (VIDEO)
- DOL Proposed Rule Clarifies Employee vs. Independent Contractor Status
- Five VMM Attorneys Selected to Super Lawyers 2020 List
- Will History Repeat Itself in the Real Estate Market?
- Trump vs. Biden: What Each Means for Your Estate Plan
- Reminder: Significant Changes to Eligibility for Home Care Medicaid Coming October 1
- Partner Constantina Papageorgiou Named to Long Island Business News "Top 50 Women in Business"
- COVID-19 and Eligibility for Workers’ Compensation
- Prenuptial Agreements: Usefulness and Misconceptions (VIDEO)
- VMM Featured in Nassau Lawyer
- Herald Inside LI Live Webinar: The Long Island Housing Market (VIDEO)
- Joseph Milizio Appointed to the Human Rights Campaign National Board of Governors
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August
- In Case You Missed It: Neighbor Issues Surrounding COVID-19 and Isaias - Legal and Insurance Perspectives (VIDEO)
- Divorcing During the Pandemic (VIDEO)
- Four VMM Attorneys Selected to Best Lawyers 2021 List
- Transgender Health Protections are Safe Again. For Now.
- What to Do When One Divorced Parent Wants to Send the Kids Back to School and the Other Doesn’t? (VIDEO)
- Tropical Storm Isaias: Attorney Richard Apat Explains Liability for Property Damage and Personal Injury on CBS 2 New York (VIDEO
- In Case You Missed It: Partner Avrohom Gefen on LIBN Webinar (VIDEO)
- Tree Fallen on or Damaged Your Property: Who's Responsible?
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July
- Partner Andrew Kimler Leads New York Society of Association Executives Webinar (VIDEO)
- Amending Fences: COVID-19 Brings Issues Involving Neighbors and Property Boundaries
- VMM Receives the 2020 Global Law Experts Award for Trust & Estate Litigation in New York
- Partner Joseph Trotti Discusses on News 12 Schools Reopening and What Families Need to Know (VIDEO)
- SCOTUS Exempts Religious Employers From Birth Control Coverage and Religious Schools From Employment Discrimination Laws
- End of Subminimum Wage Across Various Industries in New York
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June
- Partner Avrohom Gefen Discusses on News 12 NY & NJ How Businesses Can Reopen Legally and Safely (VIDEO)
- Partner Andrew Kimler Guest "Ask the Expert" columnist for New York Society of Association Executives
- Now Is the Time: Prepare Your Business for Reopening
- Safeguard Your and Your Family’s Health Care with an Estate Plan
- Supreme Court Rules That the Civil Rights Act Protects Gay and Transgender Employees
- COVID-19 Update: Body Temperature Checks
- COVID 19 Update: New Flexibility Act Makes Important Changes to the Paycheck Protection Program
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May
- Webinar recording: Exit Planning for Business Owners - Are you Prepared?
- COVID-19 Update: New York Forward Loan Fund (NYFLF)
- Now Is the Time: Create or Revise Your Will, Trust, Estate Plan, and Other Advance Directives
- PPP Loan Forgiveness Application
- Paycheck Protection Program Loans: New FAQs
- To Our Commercial and Residential Landlords and Tenants
- Parents and Spouses: Now Is the Time to Do or Revise Your Will, Trust, Estate Plan, and Other Advance Directives
- Pandemic Parenting: Child Support Downward Modification
- COVID-19 Update: Status of the Matrimonial and Family Court System
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April
- VMM COVID-19 Legal Assistance radio spot on 1010 WINS (AUDIO)
- COVID 19 and Real Estate: Joseph Milizio on 1010 WINS
- COVID-19: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Update
- Good News: New York is Making Gestational Surrogacy Legal!
- New York Imposing Transfer Penalties for Community Medicaid
- New York State Courts Begin Handling Cases Virtually on April 13
- CARES Act Update: Paycheck Protection Program Loan
- Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Benefits FAQs
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March
- COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan
- The CARES Act: What Small Businesses Need to Know
- COVID-19 Employer Paid Leave Requirements: Everything You Need to Know
- Is Your Business Subject to the COVID-19 Workforce Reduction Order? Here’s How to Tell.
- Governor Cuomo Announces Paid Sick Leave Bill for New Yorkers Impacted by COVID-19
- COVID-19 update: Court Services
- COVID-19 Update
- VMM Attorney Phillip Hornberger Leads Real Estate Law Seminar
- Coronavirus Guidelines for Employers
- VMM Attorney Richard Apat Coaches High School Team in Mock Trial Tournament
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January
- SECURE Your Future: What You Need to Know About the SECURE Act and Your Estate Plan
- Partner Joseph Milizio on 1010 WINS In-Depth and Star 99.9 FM Anna & Raven Show (AUDIO)
- VMM Partner Joseph Milizio Interviewed About New Adoptee Law (VIDEO)
- Following the Footprints: New York Adoptees Gain Right to Obtain Their Original Birth Certificate
- VMM partner Joseph Milizio was interviewed by several news outlets
- New York Salary Changes in 2020
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2019
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January
- LI People On The Move- Newsday
- New York State Legislature passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act ("GENDA")
- VMM FAMILY INSTITUTE WEEKLY INSIGHTS: ALIMONY DEDUCTION SURVIVES ... in NEW YORK
- Partner Avrohom Gefen quoted in Newsday
- NYS Paid Family Leave Updates for 2019
- VMM FAMILY INSTITUTE WEEKLY INSIGHTS: LOANS CAN LEAD TO "IMPUTED" INCOME
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2018
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August
- VMM FAMILY INSTITUTE WEEKLY INSIGHTS: PLANNING OPTIONS WHEN THE NEED FOR MEDICAID IS IMMEDIATE
- VMM FAMILY INSTITUTE WEEKLY INSIGHTS: DIVORCE MEDIATION
- VMM FAMILY INSTITUTE WEEKLY INSIGHTS: ARTICLE 81 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW
- VMM FAMILY INSTITUTE WEEKLY INSIGHTS: GRANDPARENTS' RIGHTS ARE THREATENED
- DO I NEED TO PAY MY EMPLOYEES FOR TIME SPENT IN TRAINING?
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May
- VMM FAMILY INSTITUTE WEEKLY INSIGHTS: ENFORCEABILITY OF MATRIMONIAL AUTOMATIC ORDERS
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- VMM FAMILY INSTITUTE WEEKLY INSIGHTS: JOINT CUSTODY AND THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD
- VMM FAMILY INSTITUTE WEEKLY INSIGHTS: GUARDIAN OR GUARDIAN AD LITEM?
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- Is Your Power of Attorney Due For an Update?
- Entry-Level Accountants Ineligible for Overtime Pay
- Social Media Policies May Infringe on Employees' Rights
- 13 Tips for First-Time Home Buyers
- Heat Placed on Summer Internships
- Confidentiality and Social Media: A Dangerous Mix
- 'Unfit to sit' may get ADA protection
- NYS Estate Tax Changes Spell Opportunity
- Agreements among Owners Avoid Anguish
- How to Protect Your Turf: Why Property Surveys Matter
- New York City Set to Expand Paid Sick Leave Law
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