Senate Bill S2534

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the uniform guardianship and protective proceedings jurisdiction act

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S2534 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A857
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 83 §§83.01 - 83.45, amd §81.18, Ment Hyg L; amd §1758, SCPA
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A10416

2013-S2534 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the uniform guardianship and protective proceedings jurisdiction act.

2013-S2534 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2534 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2534

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 18, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. HANNON, GRISANTI, LIBOUS, MAZIARZ -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities

AN  ACT to amend the mental hygiene law and the surrogate's court proce-
  dure act, in relation to establishing  the  uniform  guardianship  and
  protective proceedings jurisdiction act

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  article
83 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 83
    UNIFORM GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS JURISDICTION ACT
SECTION 83.01 SHORT TITLE.
        83.03 DEFINITIONS.
        83.05 INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION OF THIS ARTICLE.
        83.07 COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COURTS.
        83.09 COOPERATION BETWEEN COURTS.
        83.11 TAKING TESTIMONY IN ANOTHER STATE.
        83.13 SIGNIFICANT CONNECTION FACTORS.
        83.15 EXCLUSIVE BASIS.
        83.17 JURISDICTION.
        83.19 SPECIAL JURISDICTION.
        83.21 EXCLUSIVE AND CONTINUING JURISDICTION.
        83.23 APPROPRIATE FORUM.
        83.25 JURISDICTION DECLINED BY REASON OF CONDUCT.
        83.27 NOTICE OF PROCEEDING.
        83.29 PROCEEDINGS IN MORE THAN ONE STATE.
        83.31 TRANSFER  OF  GUARDIANSHIP  OR  CONSERVATORSHIP TO ANOTHER
                STATE.
        83.33 ACCEPTING GUARDIANSHIP OR CONSERVATORSHIP TRANSFERRED FROM
                ANOTHER STATE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02650-01-3
              

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