New York Domestic Relations Law Article 12 - DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE ON GROUND OF ABSENCE

• 220 - Special Proceeding to Dissolve Marriage on the Ground of Absence.
  A special proceeding to dissolve a marriage on the ground of absence may be maintained in either of the following cases: 1. Where the petitioner...
• 221 - Procedure.
  The petition shall allege that the husband or wife of such party has absented himself or herself for five successive years then last past without...

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