Information on New York Divorce.
New York seems to be one of the most confusing or hmm tricky when it comes to getting a divorce, so here is some information to read over if you live in the New York area, for divorce.
Here is where we get a bit tricky, to file for divorce in New York, you must have been married there and to also file, you must have lived in New York a year before filing for divorce.
OR, to divorce you and your spouse must have lived in New York for up to a year, before you filed.
OR, the grounds for the divorce, happened here and you have lived in New York for up to least a year.
OR, before filing for divorce, if you were not married there or the grounds did not happen here, then you must live in New York for up to two years.
These really can be tricky of guidelines for divorce....Now here is a look at the grounds for divorce in New York.
You must have proof there there was extreme abuse or cruelty in the marriage, and it has extremely affected your life, even to the point that therapy will be needed. And that you are also not safe living with this person, there resulting in divorce.
If your spouse abandoned you for up to a year, this is also very high rounds for divorce, and the divorce can happen and start at any time, as long as you have proof that you were left.
There was adultery in the marriage, in these cases for divorce to happen, you must prove that there was an affair. in the past 5 years, and that you were a very good spouse, and that there was no encouragement at all for an affair to happen
Last but not least, there was a written agreement by the court for legal separation prior.
Yes the grounds and process for divorce seems to be a little bit more tough then other states, but really divorce is something that should be taken seriously, and if there are children involved, I have said this before there should be some kind of counseling for everyone. The divorce process begins in New York when an action for divorce is taken out and then the other spouse is served with the divorce papers. Then the spouse is given a reasonable amount of time to respond. Then there is research on the grounds and how you have lived in New York. The divorce process can go rather easy if everyone is in agreement, if not a divorce trial will be set.