assembly Bill A4269

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Excludes the right to a jury trial for no fault divorce actions

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May 28, 2014 held for consideration in judiciary
Jan 08, 2014 referred to judiciary
Feb 01, 2013 referred to judiciary

A4269 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง173, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8622
2015-2016: A4861
2017-2018: A5675

A4269 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Excludes the right to a jury trial for no fault divorce actions.

A4269 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4269

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to excluding the
  right to a jury trial for no fault divorce actions

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

  Section 1. Section 173 of the domestic relations law,  as  amended  by
chapter 254 of the laws of 1966, is amended to read as follows:
  S  173. Jury trial. In an action for divorce there is a right to trial
by jury of the issues of the grounds for granting the divorce, PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY  TO  THE  GROUND
FOR DIVORCE DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVEN-
TY OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08499-01-3