Edward Brady v. Dorothy Brady

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division's decision, holding that the heightened evidentiary standard for cruel and inhuman treatment in long-term marriages established in Hessen v. Hessen remains applicable regardless of the 1980 statutory amendments or the Orr v. Orr equal‑protection decision. The trial court erred by granting a divorce on the basis of a "dead marriage" without a sufficient showing of such treatment.