Because every divorce case is unique, it is difficult to estimate exactly how long divorce proceedings will take for any given couple. However, our office has worked for years with couples throughout the Capital Region and the five boroughs of New York City, and based on our experience, we can better predict the length of […]
Category Archives: No-Fault Divorce
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New York allows two types of divorce: at-fault and no-fault. The four grounds for at-fault divorce are abandonment, adultery, cruel and inhuman treatment, and imprisonment, and these remained the sole grounds for divorce for decades in the state of New York. In 2010, no-fault divorce was added to the roster, allowing New Yorkers from Plattsburgh […]
Historically, In New York State, we had only Fault Grounds for Divorce. This resulted in substantial litigation, and it was not often about the Fault Grounds for Divorce. We litigated because the parties did not agree on the financial issues, which leveraged those issues through litigating Fault Grounds. Several years ago, the New York State […]
There are a number of Grounds for Divorce in New York State. The Grounds for Divorce is the basis for the granting of the actual Divorce, and those Grounds are contained in New York statutes. Historically, we only had Fault-Based Divorce in New York, but we now have No Fault Divorce. Download Our Free Divorce […]