New York to Allow No Fault Divorce

This week in Albany, New York, Capital District Bureau Chief Dave Lucas announced that the last state in the United States will finally allow people to divorce without establishing that someone is to blame. This means that in the state of New York, spouses will have the option of a no-fault divorce.

In June, the state Senate signed the "no fault divorce" bill. Over the weekend, Gov. David Paterson signed the bill into law. Despite the new legislature, some opponents including the roaming Catholic church believes that the no-fault bill will increase the divorce rate.

In less than 60 days, spouses in the state of New York will be able to terminate their marriages by simply agreeing that they want to divorce. Other grounds for divorce will remain including adultery, cruel and inhuman treatment and abandonment. The new law is expected to take effect in mid-October and will modify it to divorce actions that are currently in the pipeline.

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