CNN reports Peterson claims desertion, meets with divorce lawyer 

CNN reports that Drew Peterson has met with a prominent divorce attorney, in contemplation of filing for divorce on the grounds of desertion.  Although never indicted, Drew Peterson was a primary suspect in the highly profiled investigation of the disappearance of his wife, Stacy Peterson, in October 2007.  Stacy Peterson was never found and investigators have labeled the case a “potential homicide.”  Drew Peterson maintains that his wife, who was thirty years his junior, left him for another man. www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/18/peterson.divorce.lawyer/index.html

 Divorce law varies from state to state.  In Illinois, willful desertion or abandonment is grounds for a divorce after a year.  New York has a similar provision, providing that a ground for filing for divorce is the abandonment of the spouse for a period of one or more years.  In addition, New York law provides five other grounds on which a spouse may file for divorce.  These grounds include cruel and inhuman treatment, adultery, imprisonment for three or more years, one year of living apart under a separation judgment granted by a Court, or under a separation agreement signed by the parties. 

The law firm of Leeds Morelli & Brown, P.C., has represented many individuals filing for a divorce in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island, and Nassau and Suffolk counties.  For any questions concerning domestic relations matters, contact an attorney at the Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C. law firm for a free consultation at 1-800-545-4658. Leeds Morelli & Brown, P.C.’s divorce website is located at www.lbdivorcelaw.com.