Long Island Divorce Attorney
A divorce is rarely easy. With children involved, even the most amicable divorce can turn bad. When finances are involved, it is important to take action to protect your livelihood and your future.
Divorce is a decision made between two people, but its ripple effect will have ramifications for a much larger circle. It is impossible to deny the changes that divorce will have on your life.
The Law Office of Neil Weissman assists clients facing divorce through representation in contested and uncontested divorces, negotiated settlements and mediation. If you need real solutions in a divorce, or any other family law matter, you can trust our experienced attorneys to provide results.
Call us now & speak with an experienced eviction attorney for free:
(516) 228-3200, or e-mail us
Let us help you with:
- Legal separation
- Child custody
- Child support, visitation and paternity
- Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
- Spousal maintenance/spousal support
- Division of marital assets
- Gay and lesbian divorce
- Second parent adoptions
- Domestic violence
- and more
New York Grounds for Divorce
New York is a fault-based divorce state, which means that grounds for divorce must be proven in order to dissolve a marriage. A divorce will be granted when one of the following five grounds exists:
- Adultery
- Cruel and inhuman treatment
- Abandonment for one year or more
- Imprisonment for three years or more
- Living separate and apart for one year or more
The State of New York added an additional ground for divorce which involves the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage. The new law requires that an individual seeking a divorce submit an affidavit stating that the marital relationship has broken down over a period of six months.
