Tania Peterson Chandler, Esq.

New York Attorney At Law

 

www.TChandlerLaw.com

 

Offering premarital agreements, New York contested and uncontested divorces, marital separation agreements, estate planning document review, complaint letters and more.

 

Tania Peterson Chandler, Esq. Attorney At Law
175 Remsen Street
5th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201

ph: 718-219-9942
fax: 718-855-0928

NY Divorce Basics

JURISDICTION 

You are eligible for a divorce in NY if:

- You resided in NY for 2 years

- Your spouse resided in NY for 2 years

- You were married in NY and you have resided in New York for

   one year

- You were married in NY and your spouse has resided in New York

   for one year

- You having resided in NY as husband and wife and you have lived

   here for 1 year

- You having resided in NY as husband and wife and your spouse

   has lived here for 1 year

- The grounds upon which the divorce grounds are founded

  occurred in NY and either you or your spouse has resided in NY

  for 1 year

- The grounds occurred in NY and both parties presently reside in

   NY


GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE

Abandonment for one or more years

                          - can be physical or constructive

 

Adultery within the past five years (without your forgiveness)

                  - This ground for divorce is difficult to prove

 

Cruel and Inhuman Treatment

                  - Can be physical or mental abuse

 

Imprisonment for three or more years

                  - Can be filed after your husband or wife have

                    served three or more years in prison 

 

Separation Agreement

                  - After signing the separation agreement you and

                    your husband or wife must live apart for a year

                    and then will be able to file for divorce 

                    incorporating the agreement.

 

 

 

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Tania Peterson Chandler, Esq. Attorney At Law
175 Remsen Street
5th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201

ph: 718-219-9942
fax: 718-855-0928