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Court Finds No Defense to New York’s No-Fault Divorce Statute
A Husband’s claim that New York’s “no-fault” divorce statute violates his constitutional rights has been rejected in the March 28, 2011 decision of A.C. v. D.R. The statute, DRL §170(7), permits a party to obtain a divorce by swearing under oath that the marital relationship has been irretrievably broken for a period of at least six…
Read MoreNew York Lawyers Can Expect An Increase in Cases Due to No Fault Divorce
New York’s new no fault divorce law – which allows a couple to divorce if one party claims there has been an irretrievable breakdown in the marriage – went into effect on October 12, 2010. Will this increase the number of people filing for divorce? Crains New York Business recently asked me that question, along with other…
Read MoreNew York Finally Enacts No-Fault Divorce
Governor David Patterson signed New York’s no-fault divorce bill into law yesterday, bringing New York in line with the 49 other states that already have some version of the law. So what exactly does this bill do? It amends Section 170 of New York’s Domestic Relations Law, which sets forth the grounds for divorce, and…
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