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N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 50 (2026)

Property of married woman

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§ 50. Property of married woman. Property, real or personal, now owned
by a married woman, or hereafter owned by a woman at the time of her
marriage, or acquired by her as prescribed in this chapter, and the
rents, issues, proceeds and profits thereof, shall continue to be her
sole and separate property as if she were unmarried, and shall not be
subject to her husband's control or disposal nor liable for his debts.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1989–2006 · leading case: Hernandez v. Robles, 855 N.E.2d 1 (N.Y. 2006).
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Hernandez v. Robles, 855 N.E.2d 1 (N.Y. 2006). · cites it 2× “" Domestic Relations Law § 5 prohibits certain marriages as incestuous, specifying opposite-sex combinations (brother and sister, uncle and niece, aunt and nephew), but not same-sex combinations.”
Hernandez v. Robles, 7 Misc. 3d 459 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2005). “” So too, Domestic Relations Law § 50 provides that “[pjroperty .”
Shields v. Madigan, 5 Misc. 3d 901 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2004). “…relating to annulments, divorces and separation contain similar references to the terms “husband” and “wife” (see Domestic Relations Law §§ 50, 73 [1]; § 140 [a], [e]; §§ 170, 175, 200, 221, 248). It is a basic tenet of statutory construction that all parts of an act are…”
Our Lady of Lourdes Mem'l Hosp., Inc. v. Frey, 152 A.D.2d 73 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 1989). “Since the formation of this doctrine, however, great changes have been made in the status of the married woman, which resulted in the amendment of certain statutes in 1980 making New York’s support statutes gender neutral (see, Domestic Relations Law § 32; Family Ct Act §§ 412,…”
DeFrance v. DeFrance, 273 A.D.2d 468 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep't 2000). · cites it 2× “The law of this State provides that during a marriage a spouse is entitled to acquire his or her own property (see, Domestic Relations Law § 50). Absent the commencement of a matrimonial action, the other spouse cannot insist that such property be equitably distributed (see,…”
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