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Senate Bill S3973
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S3973 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4027
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- General Obligations Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3-503, Gen Ob L; add Part 5 Art 4 §450, amd §440, Fam Ct Act; amd Part B §236, Dom Rel L; add §101-b, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S1170, A3333
2013-2014: S4010, A2890
2011-S3973 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides for a one-time 6 month stay of the enforcement of a child support order, when the payor is involuntarily terminated from employment; provides payor must petition the family court for such a stay within 30 days of the termination of employment; requires payment of affordable child support during the period of the stay and that child support obligations will resume after end of stay; requires payor to participate in job training and placement programs.
2011-S3973 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3973 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general obligations law, the family court act, the domestic relations law and the social services law, in relation to granting a person with child support obligations, who involuntarily had his or her employment terminated, with a temporary stay of criminal, civil and administrative penalties for nonpayment of such obligations PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: If enacted this legislation would grant a temporary stay of an order of support when a person involuntarily loses employment. Any person under obligation to pay child support, who involuntarily has his or her employment terminated, may, within thirty days of Such involuntary termination of employment, petition, the court for a stay of the enforcement of the obligation to pay child support and the enforcement of any and all civil, criminal and administrative penalties for the failure to pay child support for a period of six months. SUMMARY: Section 1. Any person under an obligation to pay child support, who involuntarily has his or her employment terminated, may, within thirty day of such involuntary termination of employment, petition the court for a stay of the enforcement of the obligation to
2011-S3973 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3973 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 11, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADAMS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, the family court act, the domestic relations law and the social services law, in relation to granting a person with child support obligations, who involuntarily had his or her employment terminated, with a temporary stay of crimi- nal, civil and administrative penalties for nonpayment of such obli- gations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 3 of section 3-503 of the general obligations law, as amended by chapter 398 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows: If the applicant is not under an obligation to pay child support, the agency may issue or renew such license. If the applicant is under an obligation to pay child support and is not four months or more in arrears in the payment of child support, or meets the conditions of paragraphs b, c and d of this subdivision, the agency may issue or renew such license. [If] EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT, IF the applicant does not meet one of the above requirements, the agency may issue or renew such license but such license shall expire in six months unless before that time the applicant submits a written certification under oath, duly sworn and subscribed that he or she: S 2. Part 5 of article 4 of the family court act is amended by adding a new section 450 to read as follows: S 450. TEMPORARY STAY OF AN ORDER OF SUPPORT; INVOLUNTARY LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT. 1. ANY PERSON UNDER AN OBLIGATION TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT, WHO INVOLUNTARILY HAS HIS OR HER EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED, MAY, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, PETITION THE COURT FOR A STAY OF THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE OBLIGATION TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04257-01-1
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