{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-domestic-relations-law-202","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 202","heading":"Defense of justification","body":"§ 202. Defense of justification. The defendant in an action for\nseparation from bed and board may set up, in justification, the\nmisconduct of the plaintiff; and if that defense is established to the\nsatisfaction of the court, the defendant is entitled to judgment.","path":["Domestic Relations Law","Article 11. Action For Separation"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/DOM/202","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"c5f9b0ee07b55939632f41e0bb430cee929cb31385ab16566c02cb7dd305f057","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-domestic-relations-law-200","next":"us-ny/n.y.-domestic-relations-law-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}