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A9593Assembly2025-2026 Session

Divorce Date Sets Pension Split

Official title

“Requires the court to treat the date of dissolution as if a spouse retired from employment with New York state when calculating the distribution of a pension”

Sponsor Josh JensenAD-134Affects Legal
Status
In Assembly Committee
Judiciary
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
5%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Judiciary

What's happening

This bill requires courts to treat the date of divorce as the retirement date when dividing New York state pensions in divorces.

Why it matters

  1. Ensures fairer pension division. By treating the divorce date as the retirement date for New York state employees, the law prevents ex-spouses from benefiting from pension growth that occurs after the marriage has ended, which could otherwise lead to windfalls or unfair outcomes.

  2. Reduces post-divorce financial disputes. This change provides clear guidance for courts, reducing uncertainty and litigation over how much of a pension should be considered marital versus separate property, which can streamline divorce proceedings and decrease legal costs.

  3. Aligns with equitable distribution principles. The amendment reinforces the idea that only assets earned or accrued during the marriage should be split, protecting the financial interests of the employee spouse in their post-divorce career and retirement years.

  4. Impacts future divorces only. The change applies only to those who retire on or after the law’s effective date, so it won’t affect individuals who are already retired or whose divorces are finalized before that date, offering clarity and predictability for planning.

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Divorce Date Sets Pension Split

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Josh Jensen

Assembly Member · Assembly District 134

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History

  1. Print number 9593a
  2. Amend and recommit to judiciary
  3. Referred to judiciary

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

9593--A

IN ASSEMBLY

January 21, 2026

Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- 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, in relation to the distribution of New York state pensions at the time of divorce

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Subparagraph 4 of paragraph d of subdivision 5 of part B of section 236 of the domestic relations law, as amended by chapter 281 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows:

(4) the loss of inheritance and pension rights upon dissolution of the marriage as of the date of dissolution, provided, however, when calculating such pension rights, the court shall consider the date of dissolution for persons who work for the state of New York the same as if such person retired from the state of New York;

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law and shall apply to those who retire on or after such effective date.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

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