Grounds for Divorce: The court may grant a divorce upon a showing of any of the following grounds:
1. Cruel and inhuman treatment
2. Abandonment for a period of one or more years.
3. Imprisonment for a period of three or more consecutive years after the marriage
4. Adultery.
5. Living separate or apart for one or more years [New York Code]

Residency Requirements: A person may file for divorce in New York if:
1. The  parties  were  married  in  the  state  and either party is a resident of the state when the action is commenced and has  been  a resident for a continuous period of one year immediately preceding.
2. The  parties  have  resided  in this state as husband and wife and either party is a resident of the state when the action is commenced and has been  a  resident  for  a  continuous  period  of  one  year immediately preceding.
3. The cause occurred in  the  state  and  either  party  has  been  a resident   of the state  for  a  continuous  period  of  at  least  one year immediately preceding the commencement of the action.
4. The cause occurred in the state  and  both  parties  are  residents of the state at the time of the commencement of the action.
5. Either  party  has  been  a resident of the state for a continuous period of at least two years immediately preceding the  commencement  of the action. [New York Code]

New York Child Support Enforcement Service Links and Telephone Numbers
New York State Division of Child Support Enforcement
Telephone: Listed by County on website

New York Child Support Guidelines and Calculator
N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law Section 240(1-b)

New York Child Support Calculator

New York Divorce Forms Online
New York State Unified Court System Family Forms

New York Divorce Laws
New York State Consolidated Laws, Domestic Relations

New York Domestic Violence Resource Links and Telephone Numbers
New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Telephone: 518–482–5465
Toll Free: 800–942–6906
TTY: 800–818–0656
Toll Free: 800–942–6908 (Spanish)
TTY: 800–780–7660 (Spanish)

New York Free or Low Cost Legal Services Programs
LawHelp.org/NY
Telephone: Listed by city and program on website.

Legal Services Corporation, Inc.
Telephone: Listed by program on website.

New York Mediation Centers and Service Links and Telephone Numbers
New York State Unified Court System Alternative Dispute Resolution
Telephone: Listed by City on website

New York State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Links
New York State Bar Association

New York State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Telephone Numbers
Statewide: 518–487–5709 or Toll Free: 800–342–3661
Albany: 518–445–7691
Binghamton: 607–723–6331
Bronx: 718–293–5600
Brooklyn: 718–624–0843
Buffalo: 716–852–3100
Carmel: 845–225–4904
Elmira: 607–734–9687 or Toll Free: 800–348–0448
Glens Falls: 518–792–9239
Goshen: 845–294–8222
Gowanda: 716–532–3351
Hauppauge: 631–234–5577
Jamaica: 718–291–4500
Minneola: 516–747–4832
Monticello: 845–794–2426
New City: 845–634–2149
New York City: 212–626–7373
Poughkeepsie: 845–473–2488
Rochester: 585–546–2130
Syracuse: 315–471–2690
Troy: 518–272–7220
Staten Island: 718–442–4500
White Plains: 914–761–5151