What evidence or documentation is needed to file an affidavit of preference to expedite my divorce to marry someone else?

You would need a motion to expedite signing of the judgement.

Do I need a divorce lawyer?

You file here and have him served.

Does an Order of Protection influence maintenance awards?

As previously noted, in a two year marriage maintenance is unlikely to be significant.

Does a QDRO ever factor into maintenance awards?

It could factor into a maintenance decision - theoretically. But after a two year marriage maintenance is unlikely, or at most it would be very brief.

Uncontested divorce, how long it takes ?

In Queens the backlog is currently running somewhere in the vicinity of eight months to a year for uncontested divorces with no children - and...

My ex husband lied in our divorce in Albany supreme court

This is but one of the problems that can occur when you try to handle a divorce without lawyers. Take your documents to a local attorney and have...

You can not get a QDRO before the divorce judgment is signed - usually the two documents are signed together. Many attorneys do not do QDROs - they...

New York divorce after Mexican divorce obtained.

Yes. Or, more accurately, she can file for divorce in New York, litigate to have the Mexican divorce declared invalid if that issue becomes...

What is the simplest and most inexpensive way to get my marriage annulled.

It may be. But annulment is more difficult than divorce. And you would do either by hiring a local attorney and making the appropriate filings.

Divorce ongoing in another state on other coast, no money for lawyer - what to do?

I find it hard to believe that the court in one state ordered you to move out of the state while a case was pending. That notwithstanding, you...