Leclaire v. Leclaire

In an uncontested action plaintiff wife seeks a divorce pursuant to subdivision (5) of section 170 of the Domestic Belations Law as amended in 1968, which provides that an action for divorce may be maintained by a husband or a wife on the ground that the parties have lived apart pursuant to a decree or judgment of separation for a period of two years after *42the granting of such decree or judgment, and satisfactory proof has been submitted by the plaintiff that he or she has substantially performed all the terms and conditions of such decree or judgment.

Plaintiff obtained a judgment of…