Senate Bill S4017

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires reduction of a parent's child support obligation by the amount of social security dependent benefits received by the child

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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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2017-S4017 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8716
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §413, Fam Ct Act; amd §240, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9210
2011-2012: S4547, A7070
2013-2014: S2005, A1888
2015-2016: S796, A655
2019-2020: A7004
2021-2022: A5813

2017-S4017 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires reduction of a parent's child support obligation by the amount of social security dependent benefits received by the child.

2017-S4017 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4017 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4017
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the family court act and the domestic relations law,  in
   relation to reducing a parent's child support obligation by the amount
   of social security dependent benefits received by the child

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section
 413 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 567 of  the  laws  of
 1989, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  "Basic  child  support  obligation" shall mean the sum derived by
 adding the amounts determined by the application  of  subparagraphs  two
 and  three  of  paragraph  (c)  of  this subdivision except as increased
 pursuant to subparagraphs four, five, six and seven  of  such  paragraph
 AND DECREASED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH EIGHT OF SUCH PARAGRAPH.
   §  2. Clause (iii) of subparagraph 5 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1
 of section 413 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 567 of the
 laws of 1989, subclauses (G) and (H) as amended  and  subclause  (I)  as
 added by chapter 387 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   (iii)  to  the  extent not already included in gross income in clauses
 (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph, the amount of income or  compensation
 voluntarily  deferred  and  income  received, if any, from the following
 sources:
   (A) workers' compensation,
   (B) disability benefits,
   (C) unemployment insurance benefits,
   (D) social security benefits,
   (E) veterans benefits,
   (F) pensions and retirement benefits,
   (G) fellowships and stipends,
   (H) annuity payments, [and]
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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