Bill Text: NY S04256 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 4256 (Prior Session Legislation)

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 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S04256 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S04256-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4256
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                      March 5, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee 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    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00386-01-9