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Assembly Bill A2557

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to certain orders during divorce proceedings

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2013-A2557 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง240, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10301
2011-2012: A2100
2015-2016: A1172

2013-A2557 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certain orders during divorce proceedings; provides for court order prohibiting both parties to the litigation from interfering with the other party's parental relationship.

2013-A2557 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2557

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  domestic  relations law, in relation to certain
  orders during divorce proceedings

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

  Section  1.  Section  240  of the domestic relations law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 1-d to read as follows:
  1-D. DURING THE PENDENCY OF ANY ACTION SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION THE COURT SHALL ISSUE AN ORDER PROHIBITING BOTH PARTIES  TO
THE   LITIGATION  FROM  INTERFERING  WITH  THE  OTHER  PARTY'S  PARENTAL
RELATIONSHIP. INTERFERENCE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, FAILURE
TO COMPLY WITH COURT ORDERS, EFFORTS TO  ALIENATE  THE  CHILD  FROM  THE
OTHER PARTY, DISPARAGING REMARKS MADE ABOUT THE OTHER PARTY IN THE PRES-
ENCE  OF  THE  CHILD, AND GENERAL UNWILLINGNESS TO FOSTER A RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE OTHER PARTY. THE COURT SHALL  HAVE  DISCRETION
IN  ISSUING  ORDERS UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION IN CASES OF ABUSE OR DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE. ANY VIOLATION OF AN ORDER  UNDER  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE
DEEMED CONTEMPT OF COURT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06298-01-3

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