Federal law allows law enforcement officers to seize property including cash and initiate administrative forfeiture proceedings according to 21 USC 881 and other additional federal laws. The law authorizes the federal government to forfeit money that is traceable to the illegal drug sale or any other crime. Airport cash seizure […] The post Airport cash seizure and administrative forfeiture proceedings appeared first on Sharifov & Associates - Attorneys at Law ..read more

  If you are an Uber or yellow cab taxi driver in New York City, you must have a TLC driver’s license. In case of arrest, such a TLC license will be suspended shortly after your arrest. However, after TLC license suspension, the driver will be allowed to request and […] The post TLC license suspension after an arrest appeared first on Sharifov & Associates - Attorneys at Law ..read more

  A person is guilty of criminal mischief when having no right to do so nor any reasonable ground to believe that he or she has such right, he or she intentionally or recklessly damages the property of another person or when such the defendant prevents another person from making […] The post Criminal Mischief appeared first on Sharifov & Associates - Attorneys at Law ..read more

According to New York Penal Law §205.30, a person is guilty of resisting arrest when he or she intentionally prevents or attempts to prevent a police officer or peace officer from effecting an authorized arrest of himself or herself or another person. Resisting arrest is a class A misdemeanor punishable […] The post Resisting arrest appeared first on Sharifov & Associates - Attorneys at Law ..read more

  A person is guilty of forcible touching when such person intentionally and for no legitimate purpose forcibly touches the sexual or other intimate parts of another person for the purpose of degrading or abusing such person or for the purpose of gratifying his or her sexual desire. That includes […] The post Forcible touching and other sex offenses appeared first on Sharifov & Associates - Attorneys at Law ..read more

   Arraignment is the initial Court appearance in a criminal court after the person is arrested. In New York State once the person gets arrested, he or she may be issued a Desk Appearance Ticket (“DAT”) after being fingerprinted and processed at the police station and directed to appear in […] The post Arraignment appeared first on Sharifov & Associates - Attorneys at Law ..read more

In our extensive criminal defense and family court practice we often come across the Order of protection violations. In New York State, two types of Courts may issue Orders of protection – Criminal Courts and Family Courts. For the Criminal Court Judge to issue an Order against any person, that […] The post Order of Protection and its Violation appeared first on Sharifov & Associates - Attorneys at Law ..read more

  There are two types of divorce proceedings – contested and uncontested. Today we would like to talk about the uncontested divorce. This type of divorce action assumes that the married couple discussed all essential issues of the divorce and agreed on them before the filing of the legal action […] The post Uncontested divorce appeared first on Sharifov & Associates - Attorneys at Law ..read more

Domestic violence is a general term describing various crimes and offenses committed between spouses or former spouses, between parent and child, or between the members of the same family or household, as this term is defined in the New York Family Court Act (“FCA”). Domestic violence crimes include crimes committed […] The post Arrest for domestic violence appeared first on Sharifov & Associates - Attorneys at Law ..read more

Today we would like to discuss how to file a petition for child support in New York State. As a matter of law, all parents are deemed responsible for the financial support of their children, regardless of whether they are divorced or were never married. All parents in New York […] The post Petition for child support in Family Court appeared first on Sharifov & Associates - Attorneys at Law ..read more