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Assembly Bill A8663

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the best interest of a companion animal to be considered when awarding possession in a divorce

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2017-A8663 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A1097
2021-2022: A5775

2017-A8663 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring the court to consider the best interest of a companion animal when awarding possession in a divorce or separation proceeding.

2017-A8663 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8663
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GLICK, ROSENTHAL, TITONE, LUPARDO, COOK, VANEL,
   JEAN-PIERRE,  JAFFEE,  ZEBROWSKI,  HARRIS,  MOSLEY,   MAGEE,   ABBATE,
   SEAWRIGHT,  M. G. MILLER,  RIVERA  --  read  once  and referred to the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to requiring the
   court to consider the best interest of a companion animal when  award-
   ing possession in a divorce or separation proceeding
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph 14 of paragraph d of subdivision 5 of  part  B
 of  section  236 of the domestic relations law, as renumbered by chapter
 229 of the laws of 2009, is renumbered subparagraph 15 and a new subpar-
 agraph 14 is added to read as follows:
   (14) IN AWARDING THE POSSESSION OF A COMPANION ANIMAL, THE COURT SHALL
 CONSIDER THE BEST INTEREST OF SUCH ANIMAL. "COMPANION ANIMAL,"  AS  USED
 IN THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SUBDIVISION FIVE
 OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13389-01-7

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