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Yesterday, Governor Paterson signed the bill into law – so couples no longer have to prove that they have the right to end their marriage.  Instead, effective October 14, 2010 the courts must grant a divorce where either spouse states under oath that for at least 6 months there was an “irretrievable breakdown in the [...]

Even though no fault divorce looks to be a near arrival in New York State (finally) will not make prenuptial agreements obsolete.  Prenups can dictate what happens to finances, property, pets and other issues that may be of concern to the engaged couple – as determined by the couple, rather than the Court or attorneys.

I just read about this exciting news – New York – the last holdout – is finally considering to join the rest of this Country in changing to No-Fault Divorce. This is such good news as it will remove the blame out of getting divorced in New York and just allow couples to focus on [...]