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The title of the article is "LI judges's 'groundbreaking' divorce case ruling makes giving partner STD a form of domestic violence in NY"

Anyway, the article states that the judge awarded the wife 100% of the marital assets because her husband knowingly gave her a life altering form of STD.

The WH in question had a lot of other negative qualities, but among them he was a serial cheater who continued to sleep with his wife even after knowing he had an STD, which he transferred to her. She had to have surgery, but will live with the consequences for the rest of her life. I believe she will always have to take medication for it.

The judge ruled that because of his actions and the consequences, it is a form of Domestic Violence. This information was used by the judge to determine what to award the wife. In this case, everything.

The ruling is "huge," said lawyer Byron Divins, whose firm represented the wife.

"No court has ever really, as far as I’m aware, made [sexually transmitted diseases] the center of their decision," said Divins, of the Williston Park-based Capetola & Divins. The decision is based on a 2020 amendment to New York law which lets courts weigh domestic violence when determining how to split up marital assets.

The judge’s ruling is going to make cheating spouses "a little more careful" when they mess around, said matrimonial attorney Ankit Kapoor, whose office is based in Times Square.

I'm not so sure about this statement, since people who cheat never think about the consequences. If anything, I feel this kind of thing might make it a bit more dangerous for the unsuspecting BS.

What do you guys think about this development?

I think it’s fair and great.
The KEY issue is that he KNOWINGLY gave her the disease. To me, that’s like KNOWINGLY point a revolver at her head and pull the trigger in some belief that only one or two of the chambers are loaded.
The article mentions this as one of the "profound acts of domestic violence", so the STD was not the sole reason for the heavy-handed judgement.
This is the kind of guy that I hope rot in hell.

seems fair enough in the context of fault-based divorce. Knowingly giving someone an STD is a criminal offense in some cases.

Good there should be some kind of payback for this and should be a criminal offense. My xWS unknowingly gave me 2 STDs but knowingly slept with women without a condom while married thank god they were curable STDs. Glad I gave my xWS the boot!

I think it’s a great step in the right direction.
I don’t know if the 100% asset allocation is going to
Hold up or not though. Hell I don’t even know if someone can appeal a judges decision in a divorce or not.

the 100% award applies to "marital assets that are subject to equitable division" according to the article "STI Transmission & Divorce: A Form of Domestic Violence" so sounds like not necessarily all the assets. The article also mentions that the husband was/is serving a prison sentence, but it doesn't say for what crime.