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In 2010, New York State passed legislation providing no fault divorce and also created a formulaic system for determining awards of temporary maintenance (alimony). The formula was intended to create uniformity in...
Category: Divorce
Grounds for Divorce in New York
May 22, 2012
Until 2010, New York did not allow "no-fault" divorce. This meant that one spouse had to prove grounds for divorce. In 2010, the New York State legislature added "irretrievable breakdown" to the list of grounds for divorce....
WSJ Article about “No-Fault” Divorce in New York
May 16, 2012
Sophia Hollander of the Wall Street Journal has written a fascinating article about New York's "No Fault" divorce law which now allows a spouse to seek and obtain a divorce without claiming or proving "grounds."
In the...
A Contested No-Fault Divorce?
March 3, 2012
On October 12, 2010, New York passed their version of “no-fault” divorce. Prior to this controversial, statutory change, New Yorkers had to prove grounds in order to obtain a divorce. In situations in which one party...
Vanessa Bryant Receives 3 Homes from Kobe in Divorce – So Far
January 26, 2012
According to the LA Times, Vanessa Bryant has already received 3 homes as part of the distribution of the marital property in her divorce from NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant. The houses, all located in Newport Beach, California,...