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Until 2010, New York did not allow "no-fault" divorce. This meant that one spouse had to prove grounds for divorce. In 2010, the New York State legislature added "irretrievable breakdown" to the list of grounds for divorce....

Sophia Hollander of the Wall Street Journal has written a fascinating article about New York's "No Fault" divorce law which now allows a spouse to seek and obtain a divorce without claiming or proving "grounds." In the...

On October 12, 2010, New York passed their version of “no-fault” divorce. Prior to this controversial, statutory change, New Yorkers had to prove grounds in order to obtain a divorce. In situations in which one party...