Thank you to all the replies. I'd like to update with what she has found out, in order to help any others who stumble across this thread.
She confirmed with INS that she can not lose her residency as a result of the divorce, and that changing her status with them is an easy and common enough...
My friend and her husband are both from another country and have recently obtained their residency (green card). He is abusive, and she wishes to divorce him. She doesn't want the house they co-own. She has been staying with me for the past few days, and I'm worried he will claim abandonment...
My jurisdiction is: NY
My friend and her husband are both from another country and have recently obtained their residency (green card). He is abusive, and she wishes to divorce him. She doesn't want the house they co-own. She has been staying with me for the past few days, and I'm worried...