Praise for new law granting financial help in divorce
Quick ReadThe new law establishes a formula to determine how much financial support the higher-earning spouse must give.
Photo credit: Newsday File / Ana P. Gutierrez | The Long Island Divorce Expo is held at the Harbor Links Golf Club in Port Washington. (June 25, 2009)
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Domestic violence groups on Long Island are applauding a new law that will grant temporary assistance to the poorer spouse during a divorce case.
The new law, part of a package of legislation that Gov. David A. Paterson signed this week that includes the no-fault divorce law, establishes a formula that courts must use in determining how much financial support the higher-earning spouse must...
