Senate Bill S2403

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the visitation rights of great-grandparents

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S2403 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3458
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §72, Dom Rel L; amd §651, Fam Ct Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2734
2011-2012: S3835
2013-2014: S2881
2017-2018: A6151
2019-2020: A6887
2021-2022: A4538
2023-2024: A3790

2015-S2403 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a great-grandparent may apply to the supreme court for visitation rights with respect to certain minor great-grandchildren where either or both of the parents of such child is or are deceased.

2015-S2403 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2403 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 2403                                                  A. 3458

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2015
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed,  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and
  Families

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. COOK, MILLER, WEPRIN, SCARBOROUGH,
  JAFFEE, AUBRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GALEF, TITONE --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

AN  ACT to amend the domestic relations law and the family court act, in
  relation to the visitation rights of great-grandparents

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

  Section  1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 72 of the
domestic relations law, as amended by chapter 657 of the laws  of  2003,
are amended to read as follows:
  Special  proceeding  or  habeas  corpus to obtain visitation rights IN
RESPECT TO CERTAIN INFANT GRANDCHILDREN OR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN or custo-
dy in respect to certain infant grandchildren.  1. Where either or  both
of  the  parents of a minor child, residing within this state, is or are
deceased, or where circumstances show that conditions exist which equity
would see fit to intervene, a  grandparent  [or],  the  grandparents,  A
GREAT-GRANDPARENT  OR  THE GREAT-GRANDPARENTS of such child may apply to
the supreme court by commencing a special proceeding or for  a  writ  of
habeas corpus to have such child brought before such court, or may apply
to  the  family court pursuant to subdivision (b) of section six hundred
fifty-one of the family court act; and on the return thereof, the court,
by order, after due notice to the parent or any other  person  or  party
having the care, custody, and control of such child, to be given in such
manner  as  the  court  shall prescribe, may make such directions as the
best interest of the child may require, for visitation rights  for  such
grandparent  [or], grandparents, GREAT-GRANDPARENT OR GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
in respect to such child.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02678-01-5
              

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