Assembly Bill A3986

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Creates the parent-mediation program for child custody disputes

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A3986 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1230
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 5-B §§79 - 79-e, amd §240, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A331, S244
2011-2012: A1421, S1473

2013-A3986 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the parent-mediation program for child custody disputes; requires parents, who were in a dispute over the custody of their child or children, to participate in a court sponsored mediation program; provides that the mediator would be responsible for submitting the results of the process to the court, which in turn would enter an appropriate custody and support order.

2013-A3986 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3986

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ROBINSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to  amend the domestic relations law, in relation to the estab-
  lishment and use of  a  parent-mediation  program  for  child  custody
  disputes

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

  Section 1. The domestic relations law is amended by adding a new arti-
cle 5-B to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 5-B
           PARENT-MEDIATION PROGRAM FOR CHILD CUSTODY DISPUTES
SECTION 79. PURPOSE.
        79-A. DEFINITIONS.
        79-B. RESPONSIBILITY FOR MEDIATION SERVICES.
        79-C. MEDIATION PROCESS.
        79-D. TRAINING, CONTINUING EDUCATION,  AND  EXPERIENCE  REQUIRE-
                MENTS FOR MEDIATORS AND MEDIATION SUPERVISORS.
        79-E. ETHICS.
  S  79.  PURPOSE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO PROVIDE A MEDIATION
PROGRAM TO PARENTS WHO ARE IN DISPUTE OVER THE CUSTODY OF THEIR CHILD OR
CHILDREN.
  S 79-A. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
  1. "COURT" SHALL MEAN ANY COURT OF THIS STATE AUTHORIZED TO  ENTER  AN
ORDER OF CUSTODY AND/OR SUPPORT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION
ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED FORTY OF THIS CHAPTER.
  2.  "MEDIATOR" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS GIVEN IN SUBDIVISION TWO
OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-NINE-A OF THE JUDICIARY LAW.
  3. "MEDIATION SUPERVISOR" SHALL MEAN A MEDIATOR  WHO  HAS  BEEN  GIVEN
DIRECT SUPERVISION OVER ONE OR MORE OTHER MEDIATORS.
  S 79-B. RESPONSIBILITY FOR MEDIATION SERVICES. 1. ANY COURT WITH COUN-
TY-WIDE JURISDICTION SHALL ENSURE THAT:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00145-01-3
              

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