New York Divorce Laws -
What to Expect When Help Yourself Divorce Prepares Your Divorce Papers

Grounds for divorce.
When Help Yourself Divorce prepares your divorce papers, your divorce will be filed based on one of the following two grounds, whichever applies to your situation:

(1) Living separate and apart for at least one year after receiving a decree or judgment of separation. The plaintiff must submit satisfactory proof that he or she has followed all the terms and conditions of the decree.

(2) Living separate and apart for one year under the terms of a written separation agreement, filed with the clerk of the county where either party resides. The plaintiff must submit satisfactory proof that he or she has substantially performed all the terms and conditions of the agreement.

-From Section 170 of the New York Statutes.

 

Residency Laws.
A divorce can be granted under New York laws when:

1. The parties were married in New York and either party has been a New York resident, at the time the divorce papers are filed, for at least one year immediately before filing the divorce papers, or

2. The parties have resided in New York as husband and wife and either party has been a New York resident, at the time the divorce papers are filed, for at least one year immediately before filing the divorce papers, or

3. The cause occurred in New York and either party has been a New York resident, at the time the divorce papers are filed, for at least one year immediately before filing the divorce papers, or

4. The grounds for divorce occurred in New York, and both parties are New York residents at the time the divorce papers are filed, or

5. Either party has been a resident of New York for a continuous period of at least two years immediately before filing the divorce papers.

-From Section 230 of the New York Statutes.

 

 

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