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Assembly Bill A3000

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes a marriage absolutely void if contracted by two persons of the same sex

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2009-A3000 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง6, Dom Rel L

2009-A3000 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes a marriage or union absolutely void if contracted by two persons of the same sex regardless of whether such marriage or union is recognized or solemnized in another jurisdiction.

2009-A3000 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3000

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEMINERIO  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to  amend  the  domestic  relations  law,  in  relation  to  void
  marriages

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

  Section 1. Section 6 of the domestic  relations  law,  as  amended  by
chapter 144 of the laws of 1950, is amended to read as follows:
  S  6.  Void marriages. 1.  A marriage is absolutely void if contracted
by a person whose husband or wife by a former marriage is living, unless
either:
  [1.] (A)  Such former marriage has been annulled or has been dissolved
for a cause other than the adultery of such person;  provided,  that  if
such former marriage has been dissolved for the cause of the adultery of
such  person,  he  or  she  may marry again in the cases provided for in
section eight of this [chapter] ARTICLE  and  such  subsequent  marriage
shall be valid;
  [3.]  (B)  Such former marriage has been dissolved pursuant to section
[seven-a] TWO HUNDRED TWENTY of this chapter.
  2. A MARRIAGE OR UNION IS ABSOLUTELY VOID IF CONTRACTED BY TWO PERSONS
OF THE SAME SEX, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH MARRIAGE OR UNION IS  RECOG-
NIZED OR SOLEMNIZED IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05447-01-9

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