S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5650
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 26, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to author-
izing the imposition of prejudgment interest in certain cases of
nonpayment of support
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 5001 of the civil practice law
and rules is amended to read as follows:
(a) Actions in which recoverable. Interest shall be recovered upon a
sum awarded because of a breach of performance of a contract, [or]
because of an act or omission depriving or otherwise interfering with
title to, or possession or enjoyment of, property, OR BECAUSE OF A FAIL-
URE TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT OR COMBINED CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT PURSUANT
TO A COURT ORDER, except that in an action of an equitable nature,
interest and the rate and date from which it shall be computed shall be
in the court's discretion.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to actions
and proceedings commenced 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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