Legal Question in Family Law in New York
abandonment
wife walked out it been three weeks .
someone told me about (abandonment)
how do i found out info on this .
if i choose to go this rout what are the right steps.
Asked on 9/02/08, 6:11 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Markowitz
Michael A. Markowitz, PC
Re: abandonment
Divorce by abandonment may be found under NY DRL 170(2). The statute states, "An action for divorce may be maintained by a husband or wife to procure a judgment divorcing the parties and dissolving the marriage on any of the following grounds: ... (2) The abandonment of the plaintiff by the defendant for a period of one or more years."
Therefore the abandonment must be for over 1 year - not three weeks.
The steps to take a divorce are too numerous to be set forth in this answer.
Mike.
Answered on 9/03/08, 8:17 am
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