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Senator · Senate District 61
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to children and families
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to judiciary
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.333
- Referred to children and families
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Relates to the issue of military deployment as a factor in the awarding of custody in marital actions
In Assembly Committee · Judiciary · Sponsor Stephen Hawley
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3297
Title of bill
An act to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to determinations of child custody in matrimonial actions
Purpose or general idea of bill
The possibility or probability of a military parent being deployed should not be a factor in a child custody determination when a suitable child care plan is presented.
Summary of specific provisions
The legislation will remove the possibility of being deployed for military service as a member of the United States Armed Forces or of the organized militia of the State of New York as a detrimental factor when determining custody. The parent with possibility of deployment must provide a suitable child care plan for the period of such deployment.
Justification
Persons serving our country, whether active duty, reservists and National Guard, being deployed to hostile territories around the globe or to other locations around the nation, should not lose custody of their children solely because they may be deployed away from their family. This legislation will prevent the court from using deployment and military status as a detrimental factor in determining custody. This is a necessary safeguard for military or militia personnel that put their lives on the line to protect our freedoms.
Prior legislative history
2013-14 - S.1693/A.325 - CHILDREN & FAMILIES/Judiciary 2011- 2012 - S.3228/A.1254 -- PASSED SENATE/Judiciary 2010 - S.7523/A.4079 -- CHILDREN & FAMILIES/Judiciary 2007-08 - A.6027 -- Judiciary 2006 - A.10436 -- Judiciary
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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