No-Fault Divorce in NY
by Luimbe • June 16, 2010 • politics & money
About time.
For decades, New Yorkers have been bedeviled by divorce laws that critics said prompted endless litigation and custody fights that were both unnecessary and cruel.
Under current divorce law, one spouse must take the blame, even if both sides agree that a marriage cannot be saved. To get a divorce, one party must allege cruel and inhuman treatment or adultery or abandonment, or the couple must be legally separated for one year.
The new legislation still has to pass the State Assembly, which is considering two bills that would include some version of no-fault divorce. But advocates said Tuesday that they believed that victory in the Senate, which was controlled by Republicans until last year, gave the measure momentum and a high likelihood of gaining approval in the Assembly, which is also controlled by Democrats.
via New York Senate Approves No-Fault Divorce – NYTimes.com.
Speak to all these mothers of children with autism. Ask them what it is like to disrupt their children’s routines with visitations. And speak to the mothers who have lost custody because they do what is right for their children, such as Board of Ed recommended speech therapy, etc.
II am currently going through a divorce.
We are only married for 52 years and raised three children.
We have waterfront property with a 260’ dock and two boatlifts in the Hamptons and a Co Op apartment in the City.
We traveled and sailed all around the world.
I worked hard all my life to raise a family and show them a good live.
In 2008 after 43 years I lost my business due to the economic tsunami. In the process I got indebted.
My wife decided to file for a divorce in order to protect our property (That is what she told me).
By court order my name was removed from our properties to protect them from creditors.
She hired a prominent law firm in Suffolk County.
When I was served with the summons, I could not believe what I read.
Among other things I am accused of:
1) Cruel and Inhuman treatment.
There is a list of alleged incidents which are total lies and fabrications.
2) Abandonment. This is also a total and complete fabrication.
This trash can only generated by a legally trained professional (Based on this experience
I call them Shyster).
I am financially unable to afford legal counsel so I first appeared in court without council.
My wives lawyer asked that I be held fully liable for all my wife’s legal expenses at
$ 250.00 per hour and that I must pay for an Forensic Accountant at $ 300.00 per hour to investigate
my financial holdings (I have none).
I was told by the judge that if I don’t come up with money he will throw me in to jail for six months.
He gave me big speech that I am not the first person he has send to jail.
He stated: “ I have send people to jail even if they had a broken leg” (or somewhere along this line).
My wife’s attorney suggested that I should sell my boat and turn the proceeds over to legal counsel.
I had to sign the document my wife’s attorney presented to me.
It states that I will pay all her legal expenses and sell my boat.
In my opinion this has nothing to do with justice. I this is plain and simple blackmail and extortion.
I am unfamiliar with legal issues. This is the first time in my 73 years that I am in a court of law.
I am totally discussed to see how this so called legal system works.
On June 16 I read an article in the New York Times (Front Page) “ No-Fault Divorce in Sight for New York” After reading this article I suddenly knew why these shysters concoct such false statements.
In my opinion this is criminal activity.
The current law is a goldmine for these low level legal councilors and hopefully the law will change to put a stop to the activity of these rip off artists.
Go and publish it.
Henry Plemper