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Assembly Bill A6480

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits a person who has abandoned his or her spouse or domestic partner from collecting any portion of the spouse's or domestic partner's pension

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2015-A6480 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง212, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5733
2011-2012: A4340
2013-2014: A4783
2017-2018: A2904
2019-2020: A1331
2021-2022: A1503
2023-2024: A6458
2025-2026: A7247

2015-A6480 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a person who has abandoned his or her spouse or domestic partner from collecting any portion of the spouse's or domestic partner's pension.

2015-A6480 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6480

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 25, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. PERRY, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  JAFFEE, ROBINSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judici-
  ary

AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to prohibiting a
  person who has abandoned his or her spouse from collecting any portion
  of the spouse's pension

  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
section 212 to read as follows:
  S 212. ABANDONMENT; BAR TO PENSION COLLECTION. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A PERSON WHO HAS ABANDONED HIS OR  HER
SPOUSE  OR DOMESTIC PARTNER SHALL BE BARRED FROM CLAIMING OR COLLECTING,
AS PART OF A DISTRIBUTIVE AWARD, ANY PORTION OF A PENSION OWED  TO  SUCH
SPOUSE OR DOMESTIC PARTNER BY ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE EMPLOYER.
  (B)  NOTHING  IN  THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO BAR OR IMPEDE THE
ENFORCEMENT OF AN ORDER FOR CHILD SUPPORT OR FOR SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE  BY
GARNISHMENT OR ATTACHMENT OF SUCH PENSION FUNDS OR BY OTHER MEANS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03299-01-5

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