Recent Posts in Divorce Grounds Category
Posted on Aug 15, 2011 By The Law Offices of Brian D. Perskin
A year ago on August 15, 2010, New York Governor David Paterson signed no-fault divorce into law. The law became effective on October 13, 2010. Other states such as California were leaders in adopting ...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2011 By Brian Perskin
How a Divorce Attorney in New York City Can Help You Avoid a Contested Divorce Many divorces can be expensive, emotionally draining, and stressful for family members. Contested divorces are infamous ...
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Posted on Jun 27, 2011 By Brian Perskin
Once you have decided to get a divorce there are several different options that exist to end your marriage. The options are divorce, legal separation and annulment. Option 1: Divorce If you decide to ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2011 By Brian D. Perskin
Confusion Over No Fault Divorce Last year New York was one of the last states to introduce no fault as a ground for divorce. The passing of the statute means that either spouse can now procure a ...
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Posted on Apr 6, 2011 By Brian D. Perskin
Governor David A. Paterson signed the New York state no fault divorce on October 12, 2010. It now makes it possible for couples all across the United States to file a divorce without the need to find ...
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Posted on Jul 8, 2010 By Brian Perskin
A Nassau Supreme Court Justice rejected a man's petition for divorce on the grounds of abandonment. The husband claimed that his wife refused to have sex with him for almost 12 years. Meanwhile, the ...
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Posted on Jun 17, 2010 By Brian D. Perskin
New York State has moved closer to enacting the no fault divorce law by overcoming the hurdle of passing in the Senate. The law would allow couples to be granted divorce without having to prove ...
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Posted on May 20, 2010 By Brian D. Perskin
For the past twenty-five years, New York has been the only state in the country without a no-fault--irreconcilable differences-- divorce . It seems as that may finally change as a bill that aims to ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2010 By
In the case below from the New York Court of Appeals, the court finds no "egregious fault" in a case where a woman gave birth to a child of her paramour and lied to her husband about it for three ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2008 By Brian D. Perskin
A common ground for divorce is the abandonment of the plaintiff by the defendant for more than one year. However, the Appellate division recently ruled that if one spouse was justified in vacating the ...
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Posted on Apr 28, 2008 By Brian D. Perskin
Grounds for a divorce action in New York State, can sometimes be problematic. Many times an experienced New York Divorce lawyer will use the grounds issue as a bargaining chip. In a recent decision by ...
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Posted on Apr 21, 2008 By Brian D. Perskin
In a recent decision by Justice Gesmer in Bronx Supreme Court, the Plaintiff was granted a protective order and did not have to answer the notice to admit to a menage-a-trois. Sometimes, you cannot ...
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