Bill Text: NY A03533 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 3533 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An act to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to no fault divorce

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 44-8)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-27 - referred to judiciary [A03533 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A03533-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3533
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 27, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. BRADLEY, EDDINGTON, FIELDS, BENEDETTO, PERALTA,
         KELLNER, ZEBROWSKI, SCHIMEL, ESPAILLAT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of
         A.  GABRYSZAK,  GUNTHER,  JEFFRIES,  KOON, MAISEL, MAYERSOHN, PRETLOW,
         ROBINSON, TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Judici-
         ary
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  domestic relations law, in relation to no fault
         divorce
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  170  of the domestic relations law is amended by
    2  adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
    3    (7) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE HAS  BROKEN  DOWN  IRRE-
    4  TRIEVABLY  FOR  A PERIOD OF AT LEAST SIX MONTHS, PROVIDED THAT ONE PARTY
    5  HAS SO STATED UNDER OATH. EXCEPT UNDER EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES  PLACED  ON
    6  THE  RECORD  BY THE COURT, NO JUDGMENT OF DIVORCE SHALL BE GRANTED UNDER
    7  THIS SUBDIVISION UNLESS AND  UNTIL  THE  ECONOMIC  ISSUES  OF  EQUITABLE
    8  DISTRIBUTION  OF  MARITAL  PROPERTY,  THE  PAYMENT  OR WAIVER OF SPOUSAL
    9  SUPPORT, THE PAYMENT OF  CHILD  SUPPORT,  THE  PAYMENT  OF  COUNSEL  AND
   10  EXPERTS'  FEES  AND  EXPENSES AS WELL AS THE CUSTODY AND VISITATION WITH
   11  THE INFANT CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGE HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BY  THE  PARTIES,
   12  OR  DETERMINED  BY  THE  COURT  AND  INCORPORATED  INTO  THE JUDGMENT OF
   13  DIVORCE.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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