Five Tips that Will Help Save Money on Your Divorce
Feb 11, 2013
Divorce is almost always a painful experience. But you can limit the pain to your finances if you remember one basic principle. Your lawyer is working on an hourly basis. That means that to save money ...
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Marriages not Void but Voidable in New York
Nov 28, 2011
Under Domestic Relations Law Section 7A marriage is void from the time its nullity
is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction if either party
thereto:
1. Is under the age ...
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Another Type of Void Marriage in New York
Nov 28, 2011
Under Domestic Relations Law Section 6. Void marriages. A marriage is absolutely void if contracted by a person whose husband or wife by a former marriage is living, unless either:
1. Su...
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What are the fines for a void marriage in New York
Nov 28, 2011
Under Domestic Relations Law Section 5
If a marriage prohibited by the foregoing provisions of this section
be solemnized it shall be void, and the parties thereto shall each be
fined not l...
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Is there a waiting period in New York to Get Married?
Aug 31, 2011
Yes. Domestic Relations Law sectio 13b says you have to wait one day after you get your marriage license - and the license expires sixty days after issuance.
? 13-b. Time within which marriage may be...
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Does a marriage in New York require a special ceremony
Aug 31, 2011
No.
Section 12 of the New York Domestic Relations Law says:
No particular form or ceremony is
required when a marriage is solemnized as herein provided by a clergyman
or magistrate, but the partie...
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Is a Sickle Cell Anemia test required for a New York Marriage?
Aug 31, 2011
Under some circumstances, yes. New York Domestic Relations Law Section 13-aa:
? 13-aa. Test to determine the presence of sickle cell anemia. 1. On
and after the effective date of this act, such t...
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Life Insurance in a New York Marriage
Aug 22, 2011
Domestic Relations Law Section 52 says:
? 52. Insurance of married person's life. The right of a married
person to cause the life of his or her spouse or any other person to be
insured ...
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Separate Property in New York Divorces
Aug 22, 2011
Domestic Relations Law Section 50 has some very antiquated language, but it is the source of separate property determinations:
? 50. Property of married woman. Property, real or personal, now owned
...
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A married person can't get married in New York - the marriage is VOID.
Aug 21, 2011
New York's Domestic Relations Law Section Six says:
? 6. Void marriages. A marriage is absolutely void if contracted by a
person whose husband or wife by a former marriage is living, unles...
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