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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Jun 13, 2019 |
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Assembly Bill A8316
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Inez E. Dickens
Jo Anne Simon
Nader Sayegh
Karines Reyes
multi-Sponsors
Carmen De La Rosa
2019-A8316 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5648
- 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:
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2009-2010:
S2033
2011-2012: A10218, S1749
2013-2014: A7189, S2094
2015-2016: A380, S2153
2017-2018: A7574, S1614
2019-A8316 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8316 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 13, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, DICKENS, SIMON, SAYEGH, REYES, BLAKE, SANTABARBARA, JAFFEE -- 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 standing of certain relatives in custody and guardian- ship proceedings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 72 of the domestic relations law, as added by chapter 657 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: 2. (a) Where a grandparent or the grandparents of a minor child, residing within this state, OR A RELATIVE WHO IS RELATED TO A PARENT OF SUCH CHILD WITHIN THE SECOND DEGREE OF CONSANGUINITY OR AFFINITY, RESID- ING IN THIS STATE, can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the court the existence of extraordinary circumstances, such grandparent [or], grand- parents OR RELATIVE 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 family court pursuant to subdivision (b) of section six hundred fifty-one OR SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE of the family court act; and on the return there- of, 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 interests of the child may require, for custody rights for such grandparent [or], grandparents OR RELATIVE in respect to such child. An extended disruption of custody, as such term is defined in this section, shall constitute an extraordinary circumstance. (b) For the purposes of this section "extended disruption of custody" shall include, but not be limited to, a prolonged separation of the respondent parent and the child for at least twenty-four continuous EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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