Mitchell L. Pashkin Family Law Blog

Does New York’s new no-fault divorce law now automatically allow New Yorker’s to get divorced based on irreconcilable differences even if their spouse refuses to consent?  No, it is not automatic.

Prior to New York’s passage of the no-fault divorce law in October 2010, without the consent of the other spouse, the spouse seeking the divorce had to prove the existence of grounds... Read More

Most people always assumed that just like in California and elsewhere, that in New York you could get a divorce based on irreconcilable differences.  This was not true until New York enacted its new no-fault divorce law in October of 2010.  Until recently, if a spouse did not have real grounds to get a divorce and the other spouse chose to contest the divorce, the spouse who wanted the divorce would have to stay married as long as they... Read More