Bill Text: NY A08162 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to child support for children over 21 years old who are severely and permanently mentally or physically disabled and unable to live independently.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to judiciary [A08162 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A08162-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8162
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 10, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to child support for
any child over 21 years of age who is severely and permanently mental-
ly or physically disabled and unable to live on their own
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 413 of the family court act is
2 amended by adding a new paragraph (f-1) to read as follows:
3 (F-1) A PARENT MAY PETITION THE COURT TO ORDER THE CONTINUATION OF
4 CHILD SUPPORT FOR A CHILD OVER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE YEARS, IF SUCH
5 CHILD (I) IS SEVERELY AND PERMANENTLY MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED,
6 AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES,
7 (II) IS UNABLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY OR SUPPORT HIMSELF OR HERSELF, AND
8 (III) RESIDES IN THE HOME OF THE PARENT SEEKING OR RECEIVING CHILD
9 SUPPORT.
10 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11435-01-5
