NY S03260

Separates the grounds for disqualifying a surviving spouse into two distinct categories: divorce (paragraph 1) and annulment or declaration of nullity (new paragraph 2)

Allows annulment or nullity decrees issued after the deceased spouse's death to disqualify the surviving spouse, with the marriage deemed null immediately prior to death

Removes language allowing dissolution on grounds of absence from the divorce provision, consolidating it into the annulment/nullity provision

Renumbers existing disqualification grounds from paragraphs (3) through (6) to paragraphs (4) through (7) to accommodate the new annulment provision

Takes effect immediately upon enactment