N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 230: Required residence of parties

§ 230. Required residence of parties. An action to annul a marriage,

or to declare the nullity of a void marriage, or for divorce or

separation may be maintained only when:

1. The parties were married in the state and either party is a

resident thereof when the action is commenced and has been a resident

for a continuous period of one year immediately preceding, or

2. The parties have resided in this state as husband and wife and

either party is a resident thereof when the action is commenced and has

been a resident for a continuous period of one year immediately

preceding, or

3. The cause occurred in the state and either party has been a

resident thereof for a continuous period of at least one year

immediately preceding the commencement of the action, or

4. The cause occurred in the state and both parties are residents

thereof at the time of the commencement of the action, or

5. Either party has been a resident of the state for a continuous

period of at least two years immediately preceding the commencement of

the action.