On June 24, 2015, in a 146-1 vote, the New York State Senate passed Bill A-7645-2015,1 a “sweeping revision” to the state’s Domestic Relations Law (DRL).2 Touted by some as the hard-won solution to long overdue issues with the current temporary maintenance formula and the post-divorce maintenance laws, others will find the new legislation to be problematic.
This article analyzes the new maintenance guidelines that the Bill presents through the lens of New York’s heralded divorce law reforms enacted since the advent of the equitable distribution law in 1980 and illustrates the workings of the new legislation.
The 2015 Legislation
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