No-fault divorce OK'd in state Senate, moves to Assembly
Quick ReadNew York, the last state in the nation without a no-fault divorce law, has taken its biggest step in decades toward adopting one.
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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New York, the last state in the nation without a no-fault divorce law, has taken its biggest step in decades toward adopting one, as a package of bills moves to the Assembly after passing the Senate.
The legislation passed Tuesday in the Senate would allow divorce without a finding of wrongdoing such as adultery or cruelty, if one spouse testifies that the marriage has "broken down irretrievably...
