Assembly Actions -
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Jun 08, 2016 |
referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 01, 2016 |
ordered to third reading cal.1207 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to judiciary returned to senate died in assembly |
May 28, 2015 |
referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 27, 2015 |
ordered to third reading cal.963 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 07, 2015 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S823
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2015-S823 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S823 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S823 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the family court act and the domestic relations law, in relation to the purchase or maintenance of a policy of disability insurance PURPOSE: Authorizes a court to order an obligor spouse to purchase or maintain disability insurance to ensure continued payment of court ordered support. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends subdivision (b) of section 416 of the Family Court Act, to add disability provisions as elements of support. Under this subdivision, a court will now be allowed to order an obligor party to purchase or maintain a policy of disability insurance as a means of ensuring continued support by an obligor party during a period of time fixed by the court. Section 2. Amends paragraph a of subdivision 8 of part B of section 236 of the Domestic Relations Law permitting the court to order, in any matrimonial action, an obligor party to purchase or maintain a
2015-S823 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 823 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the family court act and the domestic relations law, in relation to the purchase or maintenance of a policy of disability insurance THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The section heading and subdivision (b) of section 416 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 624 of the laws of 2002, are amended to read as follows: Elements of support; provisions for accident, life, DISABILITY and health insurance benefits. (b) The court may also order a party to purchase, maintain, or assign a policy of accident insurance or insurance on the life of either party and designate in the case of life insurance, the person or persons on whose behalf the petition is brought or in the case of accident insur- ance, the insured party as irrevocable beneficiaries during a period of time fixed by the court. IN ADDITION, THE COURT MAY ALSO ORDER AN OBLI- GOR PARTY TO PURCHASE OR MAINTAIN A POLICY OF DISABILITY INSURANCE AS A MEANS OF ENSURING CONTINUED SUPPORT BY AN OBLIGOR PARTY DURING A PERIOD OF TIME FIXED BY THE COURT. The obligation to provide such insurance shall cease upon the termination of such party's duty to provide support. S 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 8 of part B of section 236 of the domestic relations law, as amended by chapter 275 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows: a. In any matrimonial action the court may order a party to purchase, maintain or assign a policy of insurance providing benefits for health and hospital care and related services for either spouse or children of the marriage not to exceed such period of time as such party shall be EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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