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Customers Keepers: Pirates, zombies and opposed possession
“Trespassing plus time equals opposed possession,” Paul Golden writes in his new e-book, Litigating Opposed Possession Instances: Pirates v. Zombies. When somebody has occupied or used a chunk of property as if they personal it for lengthy sufficient, a courtroom might decide that they’re the rightful proprietor—no matter what the paperwork says. It is a idea extra popularly mentioned as squatter’s rights.
On this episode of The Fashionable Legislation Library podcast, Golden speaks with the ABA Journal’s Lee Rawles concerning the historic ideas underlying fashionable opposed possession legislation, some quirky state legal guidelines, and why societies would enable land to be transferred on this method.
In addition they focus on how the plain which means of phrases resembling “hostile” are modified when utilized in opposed possession instances, and Rawles raises a hypothetical—taken from actual life—of a neighbor’s crooked fence.
Throughout Golden’s first appearance on The Modern Law Library, he defined how the dearth of a written contract might be navigated by a savvy lawyer. In his new e-book, Golden guides attorneys and their shoppers by way of the finer factors of arguing for and in opposition to opposed possession claims. He shares among the errors that he’s seen pop up in opposed possession instances and gives recommendation for learn how to keep away from frequent pitfalls.
Listeners of the podcast have been given a promotional low cost code for Litigating Opposed Possession Instances: Pirates v. Zombies by way of Might 10. For 20% off, go to the ABA’s online shop and enter LAPC2024 at checkout.
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Paul Golden
Paul Golden is a New York litigator and a accomplice within the legislation agency Coffey Modica’s Manhattan, New York Metropolis, workplace. He has labored for greater than 25 years within the area of appellate follow, insurance coverage litigation, actual property litigation, business litigation and private harm protection. He has efficiently argued dozens of appellate instances, together with two earlier than New York’s excessive courtroom, the New York State Courtroom of Appeals. He has efficiently obtained title to actual property for his shoppers, even in a number of instances when his shoppers had no recorded deeds. Golden has additionally written a number of authorized articles for numerous publications, taught persevering with authorized schooling lessons, and lectured in Japanese legislation colleges. Golden acquired his JD diploma from the College of Illinois School of Legislation and his BFA diploma from New York College, the place he majored in movie and TV manufacturing. He’s now at work on a 3rd e-book—in regards to the litigation over management of some of the well-known fictional characters of all time. He will be reached at [email protected].
