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S169Senate2009-2010 Session

Makes conviction of certain criminal offenses grounds for divorce

Sponsor Carl KrugerSD-27+1 co-sponsorAffects Legal
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Senate Floor Calendar
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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Floor calendar · Apr 13

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Primary sponsor
Carl Kruger

Senator · Senate District 27

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Advanced to third reading
  2. 2nd report cal.
  3. Amended 169b
  4. 1st report cal.340
  5. Print number 169a
  6. Amend and recommit to judiciary
  7. Referred to judiciary
  8. Committed to rules
  9. Advanced to third reading
  10. 2nd report cal.
  11. 1st report cal.16
  12. Referred to judiciary

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Sponsor's memo

Title of bill

An act to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to grounds for an action for divorce

Summary

This bill would add a new subdivision 7 to section 170 of the domestic relations law. This bill would allow that an action for divorce may be maintained by a husband or wife to procure a judgment divorcing the parties and dissolving the parties and dissolving the marriage upon conviction and sentencing of a class A felony; and/or a class B or C violent felony as defined in section 70.02 of the penal law; and/or the final conviction of the defendant for a felony sex offense as defined in article one hundred thirty of the penal law.

Justification

Grounds for divorce in New York are purely statutory. The grounds in which a divorce may be granted have not been expanded since 1966. Under current law, a spouse may file for divorce on the ground of imprisonment, only after their spouse has been imprisoned for three years. This provision would allow the non imprisoned spouse the option of filing for divorce upon the defendant spouse's conviction of the aforementioned felony offense(s).

Fiscal implication

None to the State.

Effective date

This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.

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