In New York, divorce laws provide seven grounds for divorce, categorized into fault-based and no-fault grounds. Fault-based grounds include adultery, cruel and inhuman treatment, abandonment, imprisonment, and adjudication of incompetence. No-fault grounds involve irreconcilable differences and require proof of fault, corroboration, and no condonation or forgiveness. The New York Domestic Relations Law (DRL) and New York Court of Appeals decisions govern divorce. The consequences of divorce include property division, spousal support, child custody and support, and debt allocation.