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It seems that the lengthy trials and economic burdens of divorce are going to continue, even with the opposition of some, in the state of New York.
New York is one of the few states left in America that only grants a divorce if there is legal finding of fault or if both spouses agree on separating and live apart for more than a year first.
The No-Fault Debate
A year ago a panel who has been studying the divorce issue in New York recommended to government officials that the no-fault divorce law be passed.
“When there’s no adultery, but you have a dead marriage, and even when people recognize that it’s a dead marriage and they both want out, quickly, one of them ends up having to testify,” says Buffalo attorney Patrick O’Reilly.
By passing the no-fault law, New York would be similar to most of other states in America where married couples don’t have to wait or cast blame upon one another to end their marriage.
When Sen. John DeFrancisco attempted to pass the bill, many told him not to.
Many residents and government officials were against it, claiming that women need more that three months to get their lives in order and that within this time, things could essentially work out.
Many Catholic and Women’s Rights groups also opposed the idea claiming that marriage shouldn’t be easily disposable and claiming the no-fault law allows one spouse to walk out on another, placing no blame.
However, a good portion of married couples in New York claim that if they were to divorce they would like the option of a no-fault law to be available to them.
(Source: Press Connects)
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