Bill Text: NY A01967 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Assembly Bill 1967 (Prior Session Legislation)

NY State Legislature page for A01967

Bill Title: Includes acts of domestic violence in the criteria the court shall consider in determining the equitable disposition of property during divorce proceedings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-12-28 - COMMITTED TO RULES [A01967 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A01967-Amended.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         1967--A
                                                                 Cal. No. 89

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 18, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of A. ZEBROWSKI, JAFFEE -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Judiciary -- ordered to a third reading, amended  and
          ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the domestic relations law, in relation to including
          acts of domestic violence in the criteria the court shall consider  in
          determining  the  equitable  disposition  of  property  during divorce
          proceedings

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Subparagraph 14 of paragraph d of subdivision 5 of part B
     2  of section 236 of the domestic relations law, as amended by chapter  281
     3  of  the  laws  of  1980  and as renumbered by chapter 229 of the laws of
     4  2009, is amended to read as follows:
     5    (14) whether either party has committed an act  or  acts  of  domestic
     6  violence,  as  described  in  subdivision  one  of  section four hundred
     7  fifty-nine-a of the social services law, against the other party and the
     8  nature, extent, duration and impact of such act or acts; and
     9    (15) any other factor which the court shall expressly find to be  just
    10  and proper.
    11    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    12  have become a law and shall apply to matrimonial actions commenced on or
    13  after such effective date. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to affect
    14  the validity of any agreement made pursuant to subdivision 3 of  part  B
    15  of section 236 of the domestic relations law or section 425 of the fami-
    16  ly  court  act prior to the effective date of this act.  Effective imme-
    17  diately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
    18  necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
    19  authorized to be made on or before such date.


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