In order to maintain an action for divorce in New York State, one of the following conditions of New York residency must be met:
- You and your spouse were married in New York, and either of you is a resident of New York when the divorce action is started and has been a resident of New York for a continuous period of one year immediately before the commencement of the divorce action
- You and your spouse have resided in New York as husband and wife, and either of you is a resident of New York when the divorce action is started and has been a resident of New York for a continuous period of one year immediately preceding the beginning of the divorce action
- The grounds for divorce occurred in New York, and either you or your spouse has been a resident of New York for a continuous period of at least one year immediately before the beginning of the divorce action
- The grounds for divorce occurred in New York, and both you and your spouse are residents of New York at the time of the commencement of the divorce action
- Either you or your spouse has been a resident of New York for a continuous period of at least two years immediately preceding the commencement of the divorce action