A4588-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to judiciary
• Feb 4, 2011: referred to judiciary

A4588-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         4588
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 February 4, 2011
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CASTRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND
 -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
 

AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to  pre-marriage
 counseling
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1.

Section 13 of the domestic relations  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 720 of the laws of 1957, is amended to read as follows:

 

S  13.    Marriage  licenses. 1. It shall be necessary for all persons
 intended to be married in New York state to obtain  a  marriage  license
 from a town or city clerk in New York state and to deliver said license,
 within  sixty  days,  to the clergyman or magistrate who is to officiate
 before the marriage ceremony may be performed.   In case of  a  marriage
 contracted  pursuant to subdivision four of section eleven of this chap
 ter, such license shall be delivered to the judge of the court of record
 before whom the acknowledgment is to be taken.  If either party  to  the
 marriage  resides upon an island located not less than twenty-five miles
 from the office or residence of the town clerk of the town of which such
 island is a part, and if such office or residence is not on such  island
 such  license  may be obtained from any justice of the peace residing on
 such island, and such justice, in respect to powers and duties  relating
 to marriage licenses, shall be subject to the provisions of this article
 governing  town  clerks  and  shall  file  all  statements or affidavits
 received by him while acting under the provisions of this  section  with
 the town clerk of such town.
 2.  BEFORE A MARRIAGE LICENSE SHALL BE ISSUED, PERSONS INTENDING TO BE
 MARRIED IN NEW YORK STATE SHALL COMPLETE  ONE  EIGHT  HOUR  PRE-MARRIAGE
 COUNSELING  SESSION  WITH  A  LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED THREE  OF  THE  EDUCATION
 LAW.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02999-01-1

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