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Assembly Bill A4588

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires an eight hour pre-marriage counseling session before the issuance of a marriage license

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2011-A4588 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง13, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A10690

2011-A4588 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires an eight hour pre-marriage counseling session with a licensed marriage and family therapist before the issuance of a marriage license for persons intending to be married in New York state.

2011-A4588 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4588

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CASTRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to  pre-marriage
  counseling

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

  Section 1. Section 13 of the domestic relations  law,  as  amended  by
chapter 720 of the laws of 1957, is amended to read as follows:
  S  13.    Marriage  licenses. 1. It shall be necessary for all persons
intended to be married in New York state to obtain  a  marriage  license
from a town or city clerk in New York state and to deliver said license,
within  sixty  days,  to the clergyman or magistrate who is to officiate
before the marriage ceremony may be performed.   In case of  a  marriage
contracted  pursuant to subdivision four of section eleven of this chap-
ter, such license shall be delivered to the judge of the court of record
before whom the acknowledgment is to be taken.  If either party  to  the
marriage  resides upon an island located not less than twenty-five miles
from the office or residence of the town clerk of the town of which such
island is a part, and if such office or residence is not on such  island
such  license  may be obtained from any justice of the peace residing on
such island, and such justice, in respect to powers and duties  relating
to marriage licenses, shall be subject to the provisions of this article
governing  town  clerks  and  shall  file  all  statements or affidavits
received by him while acting under the provisions of this  section  with
the town clerk of such town.
  2.  BEFORE A MARRIAGE LICENSE SHALL BE ISSUED, PERSONS INTENDING TO BE
MARRIED IN NEW YORK STATE SHALL COMPLETE  ONE  EIGHT  HOUR  PRE-MARRIAGE
COUNSELING  SESSION  WITH  A  LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, AS
DEFINED IN SECTION EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED THREE  OF  THE  EDUCATION
LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02999-01-1

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