Legal guide
Structured explainers on the offenses, charges and court procedures that come up most often in Nassau County. Each one gives you the statute, the penalties, what actually happens, and a link to the primary source so you can check it yourself. Written and reviewed by James E. Toner.
Criminal Defense / Family Court
New York has not banned physical discipline, but the line between lawful correction and a criminal charge is narrower than most parents assume, and for a noncitizen ...
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Violating an order of protection is charged as criminal contempt, arrest is mandatory for a stay away violation, and the person protected by the order cannot give yo...
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Harassment in the second degree is a violation, not a crime. Menacing is about fear of injury and needs no contact at all. Both are family offenses, which is what ac...
Read the guideCriminal Defense / DWI and DUI / Family Court
Driving under the influence with a passenger fifteen or younger is a class E felony in New York on a first offense, with no prior conviction and no injury required. ...
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The three courts that can issue an order of protection in New York, the difference between a temporary and a final order, what the terms actually restrict, and why v...
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