Law Office of Eric Gansberg

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Divorce Annulment & Legal Separation: The laws in New York regarding divorce, annulment, and legal separation are complex. As an experienced divorce lawyer, Eric Gansberg can help you understand the laws and process for attaining a divorce, annulment, or legal separation. In addition, we can zealously protect your legal interests in these proceedings, whether an amicable resolution can be attained or adjudication in court is needed. In New York, you must have grounds to obtain a divorce or an annulment. Grounds for Divorce: * Living Separate and Apart, Pursuant To a Legal Separation Agreement or Court Ordered Separation * Adultery * Cruel and Inhuman Treatment * Abandonment In Excess Of One Year * Constructive Abandonment (Sexual Abandonment) In Excess Of One Year * Imprisonment Grounds for Annulment: * Fraud, Duress, or Coercion * Lack of Mental Capacity * Lack of Physical Capacity * Prior Spouse Is Living (Bigamy) We can assist you with your divorce, annulment, or legal separation. In addition to establishing grounds for divorce, many other issues must be addressed, including issues regarding children (child custody and visitation, and child support), marital property (classification and valuation issues), spousal support, and estate planning issues (revising wills and trusts). Call us for more information regarding New York divorce laws, annulment laws, or legal separation laws, or to discuss your personal situation.