Taxation & Estate Planning

What Are The Grounds For Divorce In New York?

By Christopher L. Miller

If you have paid any attention to the goings on in Hollywood, you are probably familiar with the term irreconcilable differences. This term is frequently used as an allegation in a Complaint for Divorce.  With this allegation, celebrity couples or whoever else living in California (and other states) can obtain a divorce without alleging fault. In New York, a divorce cannot be based on irreconcilable differences. New York law requires that a divorcing couple allege specific grounds for a divorce, and a trial could be necessary if the grounds are contested.

There are five grounds for divorce in New York. They are: (more…)

Full post as published by Res Publicae - The New York Estates Blog on November 18, 2007 (boomark / email).