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