Legal Terms & Definitions

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If you received a notice concerning your pending motion, use these Affirmations:

Affirmations

NumberTitleWORD
 Foreclosure Motion AffirmationWORD
 Foreclosure Motion Affirmation [Supplemental Papers]WORD
 Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgement of Foreclosure and Sale - Nassau County TemplateWORD
 Ex Parte Order Amending Judgement of Foreclosure and SaleWORD

Remote Bidding

NumberTitlePDFFillable
 Judgement of Foreclosure and Sale - Remote Bidding AuthorizedPDF 
 Terms of Sale - Remote Bidding AuthorizedPDF 

Foreclosure Settlement Conference Forms

NumberTitlePDFFillable
 Foreclosure Settlement Conference Intake Form Fillable
 Foreclosure Settlement Conference Additional Information Fillable
 Foreclosure Settlement Conference Status Form Fillable

Seeing a Judge

How to Request a Court Conference

NumberTitlePDFFillable
 InstructionsPDF 
53Request for Judicial Intervention 840 Fillable
 Foreclosure Addendum 840F Fillable
48Legal BackPDFFillable

Preparing for Court

How to Complete Your First Court Appearance Worksheet

NumberTitlePDFFillable
54Settlement Conference WorksheetPDFFillable

Serving Papers

NumberTitlePDFFillable
 InstructionsPDF 
35Affidavit of Service of Initiating PapersPDFFillable
36Affidavit of Service After Commencement of LitigationPDFFillable
17Application for Order Extending Plaintiff's Time to Serve SummonsPDFFillable
43Part 130 CertificationPDFFillable
48Legal BackPDFFillable

Answering Documents from the Bank

How to Answer a Complaint

NumberTitlePDFFillable
 Instructions on How to Answer a ComplaintPDF 
 Instructions on How to Extend the Time to AnswerPDF 
23AnswerPDFFillable
7Notice of MotionPDFFillable
24Notice of AppearancePDFFillable
18Application for Order Extending Defendant's Time to AnswerPDFFillable
43Part 130 CertificationPDFFillable
48Legal BackPDFFillable
36Affidavit of Service After Commencement of LitigationPDFFillable

How to Answer a Motion or Order to Show Cause

NumberTitlePDFFillable
 InstructionsPDF 
21Affidavit in OppositionPDFFillable
22Reply AffidavitPDFFillable
43Part 130 CertificationPDFFillable
48Legal BackPDFFillable
36Affidavit of Service After Commencement of LitigationPDFFillable

Missing a Court Appearance

How to Vacate a Default

NumberTitlePDFFillable
 InstructionsPDF 
7Notice of MotionPDFFillable
2Order to Show Cause in a Civil ActionPDFFillable
33Emergency AffidavitPDFFillable
38Affidavit in SupportPDFFillable
43Part 130 CertificationPDFFillable
48Legal BackPDFFillable
36Affidavit of Service After Commencement of LitigationPDFFillable

Affording Court Filing Fees

How to Apply for Poor Person Status

NumberTitlePDFFillable
 InstructionsPDF 
14Poor Person ApplicationPDFFillable
43Part 130 CertificationPDFFillable
48Legal BackPDFFillable

Legally Stopping the Other Party

How to Ask for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)

NumberTitlePDFFillable
 InstructionsPDF 
3Order to Show Cause with Temporary Restraining Order in a Civil ActionPDFFillable
39Affidavit in Support of a Temporary Restraining Order in a Civil ActionPDFFillable
40Affidavit in Support of a Temporary Restraining Order Against a Public Officer, Board or Municipal CorporationPDFFillable
5Order to Show Cause with Temporary Restraining Order in a Special ProceedingPDFFillable
42Petition in Support of a Temporary Restraining Order in a Special ProceedingPDFFillable
43Part 130 CertificationPDFFillable
48Legal BackPDFFillable

Releasing Money After Sale

How to Release Surplus Money After a Foreclosure Sale

NumberTitlePDFFillable
9Notice of Motion to Confirm Referees Report of Sale and Disburse Surplus MoniesPDFFillable
43Part 130 CertificationPDFFillable
48Legal BackPDFFillable
36Affidavit of Service After Commencement of LitigationPDFFillable