Legal Question in Family Law in New York

Re: Residency requirement for Divorce

You do not mention how long you have to go before the year is up. [Actually, it should be a year and a day.] If you have, say, two months to go, you may wish to wait it out. But if you have 50 weeks to go, you may wish to look at other jurisdictions.

A practical solution would be to have a Legal Sepration now. We could do that in one week, by means of a written Separation Agreement. It would resolve all of your financial affairs, etc.

Ordinarily, you would have to wait for a year after the Separation Agreement before you could divorce, but in your case, you could do an Uncontested Divorce in NY, as soon as you have been in NY for a year.

You should consult with an experienced matrimonial attorney to learn all your rights and options.

Hope this helps.

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Re: Residency requirement for Divorce

You can get a divorce in some other locations if you both consent, in certain circumstances. For example, you can get a divorce in Nevada if one of you lives there for just 6 weeks. Or you can get a divorce much faster than that in the Dominican Republic. Jeremy Morley