According to NY State law is the bride entitled to Alimony?

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Please read whole thing - Important Alimony Question:
If two people got a marriage license in NYC, did the "legal 24 hour waiting period" then got married and have an actual marriage certificate - (done legally - there was a witness and all 4 of them signed the marriage license, that was required to get the marriage certificate) but the marriage was never consumated and they never lived together (in fact these 2 people hardly spoke again a month after the ceremony)- is the bride entitled to Alimony when they divorce? This happened 10 years ago, and neither party can afford a divorce, which is why nothing was done about till now.

If it is still considered "legal" - does that mean they are still entitiled to Alimony?

The alimony question is important because the groom stole THOUSANDS of dollars from her just after the wedding and took off - that's why they haven't spoken or been together for 10 years. Cops said she couldn't press charges because they were married and the money was a "joint asset". That's why she wants alimony - to get the money back when he cleaned out her account. Is that possible? She already tried a "do it yourself" divorce but he refused to sign because he couldn't afford to pay her back or pay the court costs. All she wants is her money back. Can she get alimony under all of these circumstances?

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE Don't say "I don't know you'll have to ask an lawyer. LAWYERS WILL NOT ANSWER this question without a retainer. They wany MONEY to answer this question.

Also, the bride is now considered mentally disabled and getting a pittance on Social Security. Her breakdown was partially because she had her life savings stolen from her. Now she lives in poverty conditions because she can't work and her savings is gone. Help!!!

Answer 1

I wish I had a better answer honey, but the answer is no, she cannot ask for alimony and get it awarded to her. The reasons is that alimony is only awarded to one spouse or another if they aren't the ones seeking the divorce and they wish to maintain the same lifestyle they did as they were married.

There is a good twist to this though, and it's going to depend on the statue of limitations in your state (easy to check out on your state's website for free), she CAN sue him legally even if they are married. The way to go about that is to prove that they were separated the entire course of the marriage. And this should be easy to do since they lived so far apart. IF the statue of limitations has run out on her, there is another loophole she could use and that would be to file for divorce under false pretenses, prove that he ran off with her money, they never lived together, and that the marriage was a fraud to scam her. I believe the statue of limitations doesn't run out there. I've seen quite a few stories like this on dateline with con artists such as him and although most of these women are still waiting for their money, they have gotten their divorces and they do have monetary judgements against the guys.

I hope this helps you and your friend. Just have her be persistent and tell her that she can't take "no" for an answer. She has rights here and this is literally theft by fraud, which is punishable.

Answer 2

First of all, you do not need a divorce, you can get an annulment since the marriage was never consummated. Secondly, alimony is only given when one person can prove they are unable to support themselves without the monetary help of the other. This would not be the case here since she has been supporting herself for 10 years already. About the only recourse I see to get the money back is to sue him in civil court.

If the bride is mentally disabled, someone should have been assigned as her guarantor, meaning the person responsible for her affairs. That person can file a lawsuit on her behalf against the groom who stole the money. You should also be able to get pain and suffering if it can be proven that her current condition was caused by his actions.

Answer 3

First of all why did they get married? Next this answer is going to sound the same as the other answers you have. Alimoy is awarded to a spouse in a divorce settlement after being married for years, it's a form of support that is given to support the wife or the husband(yes the husband), it depends on the circumstences to determine who should get it. First of all the marriage was never consumated, that in itself the marriage is reconized in nystate as not legal. Second why wasn't the marriage anulled right away? This is going to make it harder to prove anything. As for the guy taking all the money, come on its ten years later, the only thing that your friend can do is try and bring a civil suite against him but, it will be very hard to prove. I doubt that she will have any luck.

Good Luck
Ronnie C

Answer 4

Alimony is only paid to a spouse who through marriage has become dependant on the other for income. If the spouse for instance is given an allowance, forced to pay bills he/she did not have to during marriage, and is unemployable through circumstances, alimony is granted usually with the agreement of the other and stays out of court. Court appointed alimony is hard thing to go through.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I seriously doubt that anyone will be entitled to any alimony