Divorce Law’s New Cut

When New York adopted no-fault divorce in 2010 after decades of failed attempts, lawyers and families praised legislators for eliminating the need for one of the bitterest elements of a divorce: assigning blame.

More than a year later, critics say more troubling aspects of the reform package have emerged.

One of the changes included a little-noticed law that set a strict formula for judges awarding temporary alimony during the divorce. The statute was meant to provide more consistency and ensure that low-income New Yorkers who couldn’t afford attorneys were treated fairly.

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