Senate Bill S2939

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to disclosure of information relating to natural siblings of adopted persons

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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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2017-S2939 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2767
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Add §114-a, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S5342, A5464

2017-S2939 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to disclosure of information relating to natural siblings of adopted persons.

2017-S2939 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2939 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2939
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. LAVALLE, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Children  and
   Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to disclosure of
   information relating to natural siblings of adopted persons

   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 114-a to read as follows:
   §  114-A.  RECORDS  OF  ADOPTED  NATURAL SIBLINGS. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
 FOREGOING OR ANY OTHER INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF LAW, A JUSTICE, SURRO-
 GATE OR JUDGE OF THE COURT IN WHICH  THE  ORDER  OF  ADOPTION  WAS  MADE
 SHALL, UPON WRITTEN EX PARTE APPLICATION BY A PERSON AT LEAST TWENTY-ONE
 YEARS  OF  AGE  WHO, AS A CHILD, HAD BEEN LEGALLY ADOPTED GRANT AN ORDER
 DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE COURT WHO IS CUSTODIAN OF THE PAPERS, RECORDS
 OR FILES PERTAINING TO SUCH ADOPTION TO SUBMIT THEM  TO  THE  COURT  FOR
 PHYSICAL  UNSEALING  TO  PERMIT IN CAMERA REVIEW, BY THE COURT ALONE, OF
 THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN ON THE IDENTIFICATION  OF  THE  APPLI-
 CANT'S  ADOPTED  NATURAL SIBLING OR SIBLINGS.  PRIOR TO SUCH REVIEW, THE
 COURT SHALL SEND A LETTER TO THE LAST KNOWN  ADDRESSES  OF  THE  ADOPTED
 NATURAL  BROTHERS  OR SISTERS OVER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE OF THE APPLI-
 CANT STATING THAT AN ADOPTED NATURAL SIBLING IS  ATTEMPTING  TO  CONTACT
 THEM.  THE LETTER SHALL CONTAIN A METHOD FOR THE ADOPTED NATURAL BROTHER
 OR SISTER TO CONSENT  OR  REJECT  SUCH  CONTACT.  THE  CONSENT  MUST  BE
 RECEIVED  BY  THE  COURT  WITHIN  ONE  HUNDRED  TWENTY  DAYS IN ORDER TO
 PROCEED. UPON RECEIVING CONSENT FROM THE NATURAL BROTHER OR  SISTER  AND
 THE  REVIEW  OF  THE RECORDS HAVE CONCLUDED THAT DISCLOSURE WOULD NOT IN
 ANY WAY REVEAL THE NAME OR NAMES OF THE NATURAL PARENT OR  PARENTS,  THE
 COURT  SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE APPLICANT FOR THE ORDER OF REVIEW THE NAMES
 AND ALL LAST KNOWN ADDRESSES OF THE NATURAL BROTHERS  AND  SISTERS  OVER
 THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE OF THE CHILD WHO WAS ADOPTED, AND THE CLERK OF THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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