S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 506 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to the custody of children THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 240 of the domestic relations law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. IN ANY CASE INVOLVING THE CUSTODY OF THE CHILD, WHEN MAKING A 4 DETERMINATION AS TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD, THE JUDGE SHALL NOT 5 PROHIBIT A PARENT FROM UNDERGOING GENDER REASSIGNMENT AS A CONDITION OF 6 RECEIVING CUSTODY. 7 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01846-01-5