Representation of owners, heirs, and estate fiduciaries in deed fraud, quiet title, fraudulent conveyance, partition, and HECM foreclosure matters before the Nassau County Supreme Court Civil Term at Mineola.
Michel Law represents Nassau County property owners, heirs, estate executors and administrators, and bona fide purchasers in contested real property matters before the Nassau County Supreme Court Civil Term at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola.
The firm’s real property practice concentrates on deed fraud and forged-deed litigation under RPAPL Article 15, fraudulent conveyance claims under Debtor & Creditor Law §§ 273 and 276, partition actions under RPAPL Article 9, HECM reverse-mortgage foreclosure defense, and real property matters arising out of estate administration before the Nassau Surrogate.
Every matter is handled directly by the managing attorney, Fabrice K. Michel. The firm’s Great Neck office is twenty minutes from the Mineola courthouse.
Litigation to set aside forged, fraudulent, or wrongfully procured deeds. Representation of owners, heirs, and estate fiduciaries recovering wrongfully transferred Nassau real property.
Actions to determine rights, encumbrances, and adverse claims against Nassau real property. Resolution of title defects, boundary disputes, and conflicting claims of ownership.
Claims to set aside transfers made with actual or constructive intent to hinder, delay, or defraud creditors and heirs under New York Debtor & Creditor Law.
Partition in kind and partition by sale of jointly owned Nassau real property. Representation of co-tenants seeking or opposing partition.
Defense of reverse-mortgage (HECM) foreclosure actions brought by servicers including Compu-Link, Celink, and successor servicers. Representation of heirs and surviving spouses.
Resolution of real property issues arising in estate administration — wrongful transfers before death, surviving-spouse elective share, and property subject to contested probate.
Jurisdiction: All actions affecting title to Nassau County real property, including quiet title under RPAPL Article 15, deed cancellation, fraudulent conveyance claims, partition actions, and mortgage foreclosure. Related ancillary proceedings before the Nassau Surrogate at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola.
Actions affecting title to Nassau County real property are filed in Nassau County Supreme Court Civil Term at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola. Matters arising in estate administration may originate in the Nassau Surrogate at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, with real-property-specific issues often removed or related to Supreme Court.
A forged deed is void ab initio and conveys nothing — even to a bona fide purchaser. Representation typically begins with filing a notice of pendency, commencing a quiet-title action under RPAPL Article 15, and if criminal conduct is involved, coordinating with the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office. Early filing of the notice of pendency is critical to prevent further conveyances.
No. New York follows the rule that a forged deed is void and conveys nothing — even a bona fide purchaser for value takes nothing from a forger. By contrast, a deed obtained by fraud in the inducement is voidable, not void, and a bona fide purchaser without notice may take valid title. The distinction between fraud in the execution (void) and fraud in the inducement (voidable) controls many Nassau deed fraud cases.
Contested quiet title actions typically run twelve to twenty-four months from filing to judgment, depending on discovery scope and the number of parties with potential adverse interests. Uncontested matters resolve more quickly. The firm pursues summary judgment where the record permits.
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