Legal Question in Family Law in New York

rights in a divorce

does an adulterous spouse have any

rights? background info: married 20

years, stay-at-home wife, cooked,

cleaned, all wifely duties, cared for dog,

own home w/60 acres, helped with

spouse's business.


Asked on 2/08/09, 11:16 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Re: rights in a divorce

Grounds, including adultery, generally have little to no effect on the other issues in a divorce. Only in extreme cases will grounds affect anything.

J. Douglas Barics

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Answered on 2/08/09, 11:18 pm


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