Sue Moss is featured in Crain’s New York Business on New York’s new no-fault divorce law.
Crain’s New York Business: Matrimonial lawyers await divorce deluge
New York’s new no-fault divorce law took effect on Tuesday, meaning unhappy couples seeking a divorce will no longer have to cite grounds, such as cruelty or abandonment, for the marriage’s collapse. New York was the last of the states to have such a law in Place.
Sue Moss shares how no-fault clauses could reduce the length of divorce cases by six months to a year. She also shares that while lawyers will still be needed to help determine child custody arrangements and division of assets, the overall legal fees should decrease especially because full trials range in cost “hitting six figures.”
New York’s new no-fault divorce law took effect on Tuesday, meaning unhappy couples seeking a divorce will no longer have to cite grounds, such as cruelty or abandonment, for the marriage’s collapse. New York was the last of the states to have such a law in Place.
Sue Moss shares how no-fault clauses could reduce the length of divorce cases by six months to a year. She also shares that while lawyers will still be needed to help determine child custody arrangements and division of assets, the overall legal fees should decrease especially because full trials range in cost “hitting six figures.”
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