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Foreclosure Process in New York State
  This article provides general information about this subject. Laws affecting this subject may have changed since this article was written. For specific legal advice about a problem you are having, get the advice of a lawyer.  Receiving this information does not make you a client of our office. Last Review Date: July 2017
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Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.)   What Is A Home Mortgage? A home mortgage is a debt secured against your house.  If you do not make the payments required by your mortgage agreement, your lender can try to take your home.  The lender does this by starting a foreclosure action against you in Supreme Court.
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Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.) What is Guardianship? There are 3 types of guardianship petitions: Guardianship, Kinship Guardianship, and Standby Guardianship. 
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Foreclosure
Kinship Care in New York
Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.) What is kinship care?
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Child Abuse and Neglect Cases in New York
Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.)   Child Abuse and Neglect Cases in New York What is child abuse or neglect?
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New York State Grounds for Divorce
Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.)
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Paternity or Parentage in New York
Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.) What is paternity? Paternity means legal fatherhood of a child. Parentage means establishing parental rights for a person who did not give birth to the child. 
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Spousal Support or Maintenance
Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.) What is spousal support or maintenance?
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What Happens to Property After a Divorce?
Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.)
Family
What Is A Home Mortgage?
Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.)   What Is A Home Mortgage? A home mortgage is a debt secured against your house.  If you do not make the payments required by your mortgage agreement, your lender can try to take your home.  The lender does this by starting a foreclosure action against you in Supreme Court.
Foreclosure
What is Guardianship?
Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.) What is Guardianship? There are 3 types of guardianship petitions: Guardianship, Kinship Guardianship, and Standby Guardianship. 
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Rights When There is a Child Protective Investigation
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