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It finally happened - New York has
finally enacted a version of "no fault" divorce. Governor Patterson signed certain bills into law effecting
our “divorce” laws in New York. One of them will, effective October 12, 2010, allow couples who are in marriages
that are just not working to end their marriages without the necessity of establishing fault. No longer will couples have to prove adultery, abandonment, cruel and inhuman punishment, or one year separation in order for a judge to consider their request for divorce. Instead, the courts are mandated to grant the divorce once a spouse states under oath that the marriage has for at least six months irretrievably broken down. The couple on their own through mediation or by determination of the court will
still have to workout the division of property and child support and visitation issues before a divorce is granted, but this
law now removes the hurdle of establishing fault and allows us to work in a more amicable environment.
Divorce
mediation now is even more desirable and can help couples get a quick
and cost effective divorce with little to no impact upon their children.
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