Legal Question in Family Law in New York

Re: divorce

Whether you are divorced or not, you cannot compel your husband to continue living with you. Nor, can you otherwise compel him to continue ANY SORT of relationship with you, or your children, if you have any.

Therefore, if your spouse is definite that he no longer wants to be married to you, let him and the marriage go, for your own health, safety and wellbeing.

But, be certain to retain your own attorney, to represent you.

Good luck,

Re: divorce

If he has valid grounds for a divorce then you can answer the complaint but it may not mean much if he can prove that there are grounds for his divorce action. If he alleges grounds that he cannot substantiate then you can answer the complaint and ask for a dismissal for failure to state a cause of action (amongst other defenses). Unless there is some real legimitate reason, you may want to just answer and maybe hire an attorney to defend the action.