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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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Assembly Bill A7063
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ZEBROWSKI
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
co-Sponsors
David Weprin
2019-A7063 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Domestic Relations Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §114-a, Dom Rel L
2019-A7063 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7063 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 4, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to records of adopted natural siblings 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. 1. THE TERM "ELIGIBLE PERSON" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS (A) LEGALLY ADOPTED AND IS AT LEAST EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD; OR (B) THE NON-ADOPTED NATURAL SIBLING OR HALF-SI- BLING OF A PERSON WHO WAS LEGALLY ADOPTED WHO IS AT LEAST EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD. 2. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING ANY OTHER INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF LAW, A JUSTICE, SURROGATE OR JUDGE OF THE COURT IN WHICH THE ORDER OF ADOPTION WAS MADE SHALL, UPON WRITTEN EX PARTE APPLICATION BY AN ELIGI- BLE PERSON, 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, OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN ON THE IDEN- TIFICATION OF THE APPLICANT'S ADOPTED OR NATURAL SIBLING OR HALF-SIBLING OR SIBLINGS. IF THE COURT FINDS NO RECORDS RELATED TO THE REQUEST IN THE APPLICATION, THE COURT SHALL INFORM THE ELIGIBLE PERSON THAT NO RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE REQUEST COULD BE FOUND. 3. IF THE COURT FINDS RECORDS RELATED TO THE APPLICATION, PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF SUCH RECORDS, THE COURT SHALL SEND A LETTER TO THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESSES OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS WHOM THE APPLICATION IS REQUESTING RECORDS OF, STATING THAT AN ELIGIBLE PERSON HAS REQUESTED RECORDS RELATED TO THE IDENTITY OF ANY SIBLING OR SIBLINGS. THE LETTER SHALL CONTAIN A METHOD FOR THE CONTACTED PARTY TO CONSENT OR REJECT SUCH RELEASE OF RECORDS. THE CONTACTED PARTY SHALL BE PROVIDED ONE HUNDRED EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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