MATRIMONIAL/DIVORCE LAW
Grounds
Accordingly, the grounds for divorce in NYS are now as follows:
- Irretrievable Breakdown in Relationship
- Constructive Abandonment
- Actual Abandonment
- Adultery
- Legal Separation
- Cruel and Inhuman Treatment
Effective October 12, 2012, York York became a "no fault" state, allowing one party to obtain a divorce by alleging that there has been an irretrievable breakdown in the relationship for a period of at least six months.
