Allows for no fault separation

Latest action Dec 19, 2025

Allows for no fault separation where the relationship between the spouses has broken down irretrievably for a period of at least six months; requires that issues of support and custody or visitation have been resolved.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A3392, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Domestic Relations Law.

Committee

Judiciary · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Judiciary · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To amend the domestic relations law to add subdivision 6 to allow no fault separation.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 5, 2025Result: passed
(60) (1) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Judiciary
Senate JudiciaryFeb 25, 2025Result: passed
(19) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Alex Bores, Dana Levenberg and 6 more on Agora

Democratic8

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Liz Krueger says this is needed

In 2010, the New York State Legislature passed a bill that included irretrievable breakdown of the marriage as a ground for no fault divorce. After a divorce is filed, a party may lose health insurance coverage from their spouse. In order to avoid the loss of health insur- ance coverage, yet obtain court-ordered relief, many parties choose to obtain a judgment of legal separation pursuant to DRL Section 200. However, DRL Section 200 only lists fault grounds as a basis for a judg- ment of legal separation. It was not amended to include irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. DRL Section 200 was not updated to reflect the changes that Section 170 had; it only lists fault grounds as a basis for a judgement of legal separation. The addition of DRL Section 200, subdivision 6 will ensure that New York will have no-fault separation statutorily implemented, and it can reflect the changes made to no fault divorce 14 years ago.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Dec 19, 2025
Approval MEMO.54
APPROVAL MEMO.54
NY Senate
Dec 19, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.673
NY Senate
Dec 8, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Mar 24, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.65
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.65
NY Assembly
Mar 24, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly

Show full history (13 earlier events)

Mar 24, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A3392A
NY Assembly
Mar 20, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading CAL.65
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.65
NY Assembly
Mar 18, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Mar 12, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Judiciary
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
NY Assembly
Mar 5, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 5, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 5, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
NY Assembly
Mar 3, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 26, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2025
1ST Report CAL.367
1ST REPORT CAL.367
NY Senate
Feb 10, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Judiciary
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
NY Senate
Jan 27, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
NY Assembly
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
NY Senate

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