Legal Opinion
Gleason v. Gleason
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 21, 1970PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Fuld.
In 1966, the Legislature repealed this State’s ancient divorce laws — which for almost 200 years had sanctioned divorce solely for adultery—and enacted the Divorce Reform Law (L. 1966, ch. 254, eff. Sept. 1, 1967) authorizing divorce on other grounds (Domestic Relations Law, § 170). In addition to four grounds based on ‘ ‘ fault, ’ ’ new section 170 of the Domestic Relations Law specified two ‘ ‘ nonfault * ’ grounds predicated on a couple’s living apart for a period of two years after the granting of a separation judgment or decree (subd. [5]) or the execution of a written…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Maynard v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Jacobus v. . ColgateNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Pearsall v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Irving Trust Co. v. DaySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Baumann v. BaumannNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
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3Cited by77 opinions
- Christian v. ChristianNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Montgomery v. DanielsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Alevy v. Downstate Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Hodes v. AxelrodNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- 300 East 34th Street Co. v. HabeebAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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