Legal Question in Family Law in New York

divorce issues

few things... I need to know

residency for getting a divorce in NY

state I've been here since July, also

said spouse is in another state and

have no contact other than an

email addy for him. Is there any

fee waiver for low income? the only

issue I may have for no contest is

custody argument over 3 kids, how

do I handle notifing him in another

state for the court? can you help?

He's in Illinois Chicago area


Asked on 11/19/08, 9:43 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Steve Brodsky Esq. CheapNewYorkLLC.com

Re: divorce issues

Before getting into anything else, you must qualify under NY's residency requirements. Since you've only lived in NY since July, the grounds for the divorce must have occurred in NY. If not, it does not appear that you can get divorced in NY.

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Answered on 11/19/08, 9:50 am


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