Year: 2019

SHORT ANSWER: YES, if you qualify. Every divorce started in the State of New York, now requires a notice as follows: NOTICE OF GUIDELINE MAINTENANCE If your divorce was commenced on or after January 25, 2016, this Notice is required to be given to you by the Supreme Court of the county where your divorce was filed to comply with the Maintenance…

SHORT ANSWER: NO Neither party can lock the other out of the marital home even if the marital home is the separate property of one of the spouses. A spouse can seek exclusive occupancy in a divorce action based upon the other spouse creating an environment in the home that renders it physically or emotionally unsafe for them or the…