N.Y. Domestic Relations Law Section 58
Pardon not to restore marital rights

A pardon granted to a person sentenced to imprisonment for life within this state does not restore that person to the rights of a previous marriage or to the guardianship of a child, the issue of such a marriage.

Source: Section 58 — Pardon not to restore marital rights, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/DOM/58 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Feb. 28, 2026).

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