The court feels that delegating this duty to a third party is against public policy.MW v. RR, 2026 NY Slip Op 50278 – NY Sup. Ct. Rock. Co. 2026:”Parties should generally be permitted to discontinue an action,
provided that the
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The new Statement of Net Worth form is available on
the NYCourts.gov website, and is effective on Monday, December 1st.
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Governor Hochul signed Senate Bill S8195 which amended CPLR Rule 2106. This amendment is effective immediately and expands the use of affirmations in lieu of sworn affidavits. In addition to allowing us to substitute an affirmation for an affidavit…