Assembly passes no-fault divorce bill
Quick ReadNew York will become the nation's last state allowing couples to end a marriage quickly when one spouse believes the union is finished.
Photo credit: AP | Legislators and lobbyists talk outside the Assembly chamber in Albany. (June 14, 2010)
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ALBANY - The Assembly gave final passage Thursday to no-fault divorce, clearing the way for New York to become the nation's last state allowing couples to end a marriage quickly when one spouse believes the union is finished.
The historic measure, approved 113-19, is the final piece of a legislative package enacting the most sweeping changes to the state's divorce laws since the 1960s, lawmakers...
