§ 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.
Pardon not to restore marital rights
N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 58, under Certain Rights and Liabilities of Husband and Wife.
N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 58