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“Social Abandonment” Rejected as Grounds for Divorce in NY’s 2d Dept

In a NY 2d Dept decision published on Monday, Davis v. Davis (NYLJ 11/23/09), the Court rejected the argument that the concept of constructive abandonment should not be expanded to include social abandonment as well as sexual.
The basic idea is this: New York is, I believe, the only remaining state in the union [...]