When Adultery is the Grounds for a New York Divorce
Contact an Albany Family Law Attorney
While you may know or be convinced that your spouse has committed adultery — and that this should be adequate grounds for your New York divorce — it is often legally difficult to prove. In order for you to use adultery as the grounds for divorce in this state, eyewitness testimony or compelling circumstantial evidence must be presented to the court.
The experienced attorneys at the law offices of Colwell, Colwell & Petroccione, LLP, help you determine what grounds for divorce makes sense in light of your particular facts and circumstances in order to move forward most efficiently. Adultery may be too difficult to prove, even if it is understood to be a primary reason for breakdown of a marriage relationship.
For a free consultation, call 866-377-0285 or contact us online.
"Proving" Adultery, Ground for Divorce
Evidence of adultery by your spouse with another woman or another man may be less glamorous or scandalous by nature. It may consist of e-mails, fingerprints, forensic evidence such as hair, motel bills or testimony of coworkers or travel agents. And it may be very difficult to hold up in court. Other grounds for divorce, such as abandonment or cruel and inhuman treatment, may prove to be a more direct path to an expedient divorce.
By its very nature, adultery usually has no eyewitnesses, and wanton spouses typically go to great lengths to prevent disclosure of evidence. It often happens in private, behind closed doors, in locations unknown to anyone but the people involved. If you and your divorce attorney decide to use adultery as the stated grounds for your New York divorce, you may decide that it is in your best interests to hire investigators to get evidence that will stand up in court — such as the famous photo of Gary Hart holding a beautiful blond on his lap or Monica Lewinksy's famous blue dress.
Talk to an attorney at no charge about the grounds for your New York divorce.
You don't risk anything by calling Colwell, Colwell & Petroccione to discuss grounds for your New York divorce. All clients receive a free initial consultation. To schedule yours, call 866-377-0285 or contact a lawyer by e-mail.
