Bill Text: NY A06658 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended
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Bill Title: Relates to support orders for adult dependent children; provides that parents or kinship caregivers of an adult child under the age of 26 are chargeable with support of such individual provided such individual is diagnosed with a developmental disability as defined in section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-21)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-02-05 - REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES [A06658 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A06658-Amended.html
Bill Title: Relates to support orders for adult dependent children; provides that parents or kinship caregivers of an adult child under the age of 26 are chargeable with support of such individual provided such individual is diagnosed with a developmental disability as defined in section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-21)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-02-05 - REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES [A06658 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A06658-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6658--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 14, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER, WALSH, FAHY, WILLIAMS, REYES, HUNTER, GUNTHER, JEAN-PIERRE, SIMON, JAFFEE, GALEF, HYNDMAN, SOLAGES, DAVILA, BUTTENSCHON, SEAWRIGHT, DICKENS, GLICK, McMAHON, M. L. MILLER, NIOU, BLAKE, SIMOTAS, QUART, D'URSO, CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law and the family court act, in relation to establishing a living allowance for adults with develop- mental disabilities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The domestic relations law is amended by adding a new 2 section 240-d to read as follows: 3 § 240-d. Support orders for adult dependent children. 1. Notwith- 4 standing any other law parents of an adult child of any age are chargea- 5 ble with support of such individual provided such individual is diag- 6 nosed with a developmental disability as defined under subdivision 7 twenty-two of section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law. 8 2. Upon petition brought by the parent of an adult child with a disa- 9 bility, the court shall make its award for support for an adult child 10 with a developmental disability in accordance with the provisions of 11 subdivision one-b of section two hundred forty of this article. If the 12 court awards a living allowance for an adult child with a developmental 13 disability, then on or before each and every fifth year following the 14 date that the judgment award was entered, the court shall, sua sponte, 15 set the matter down for a mandatory reassessment hearing to determine if 16 a modification of the living allowance is warranted based on a substan- 17 tial change in circumstances. 18 3. The court has jurisdiction to determine proceedings brought by 19 petition and order to show cause, for the determination of support of EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10716-02-9A. 6658--A 2 1 adult dependent children, as well as to enforce or modify orders or 2 judgments. 3 4. The court shall have discretion to order the payor party to make 4 support payments either directly to the New York achieving a better life 5 experience (NY ABLE) savings program trust fund or directly to a third 6 party, provided the funds are used to pay for qualified disability 7 expenses. 8 5. All orders for support for an adult child with a developmental 9 disability may include retroactive support for all adult dependent chil- 10 dren aged twenty-six or younger. Any retroactive amount of support due 11 shall be support arrears/past due support and shall be paid pursuant to 12 the provisions of paragraph (j) of subdivision one of section two 13 hundred forty of this article. 14 6. Except where inconsistent with this section, all provisions of this 15 article relating to orders of child support shall apply to all orders of 16 support for adult children with developmental disabilities. 17 § 2. The family court act is amended by adding a new section 413-b to 18 read as follows: 19 § 413-b. Support orders for adult dependent children. 1. Notwith- 20 standing any other law, parents of an adult child of any age are charge- 21 able with support of such individual provided such individual is diag- 22 nosed with a developmental disability as defined under subdivision 23 twenty-two of section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law. 24 2. Upon petition brought by the parent of an adult child with a disa- 25 bility, the court shall make its award for support for an adult child 26 with a developmental disability in accordance with the provisions of 27 subdivision one of section four hundred thirteen of this part. If the 28 court awards a living allowance for an adult child with a developmental 29 disability, then on or before each and every fifth year following the 30 date that the judgment award was entered, the court shall, sua sponte, 31 set the matter down for a mandatory reassessment hearing to determine if 32 a modification of the living allowance is warranted based on a substan- 33 tial change in circumstances. 34 3. The court has jurisdiction to determine proceedings brought by 35 petition and order to show cause, for the determination of support of 36 adult dependent children, as well as to enforce or modify orders or 37 judgments. 38 4. The court shall have discretion to order the payor party to make 39 support payments either directly to the New York achieving a better life 40 experience (NY ABLE) savings program trust fund or directly to a third 41 party, provided the funds are used to pay for qualified disability 42 expenses. 43 5. All orders for support for an adult child with a developmental 44 disability shall include retroactive support for all adult dependent 45 children aged twenty-six or younger. Any retroactive amount of support 46 due shall be support arrears/past due support and shall be paid pursuant 47 to the provisions of subdivision one of section four hundred forty of 48 this article. 49 6. Except where inconsistent with this section, all provisions of this 50 article relating to orders of child support shall apply to all orders of 51 support for adult children with developmental disabilities. 52 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.