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Today, the United States Supreme Court decided two landmark cases regarding same-sex marriage. The first case, Hollingsworth v. Perry, sought involved the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8. Proposition...
Residency Requirement for a Divorce in New York State
June 14, 2013
New York’s Domestic Relations Law 230 provides the “residency requirements” that must be proven in order to obtain a divorce in New York. DRL 230 – Required residence of parties. An action to...
WSJ Article About Reviews of New Divorce Law
June 13, 2013
Sophia Hollander of the Wall Street Journal has written an article analyzing a new bill that would revise New York’s divorce laws. The bill seeks to overturn New York law that includes the value of a spouse’s...
Last week, the New York State Law Revision Commission released their “Final Report on Maintenance Awards in Divorce Proceedings.” The report was originally scheduled to be released in December 2011 but had been delayed...
Preview of Today’s Supreme Court DOMA case
March 27, 2013
Amy Howe of SCOTUSblog has written a great preview of the constitutional challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act (or DOMA) being heard today in the Supreme Court in the case of United States v. Windsor (No.: 12-307). The...