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Assembly Bill A7517

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to venue in matrimonial actions

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2019-A7517 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §509, add R514, CPLR

2019-A7517 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to venue in matrimonial actions regarding the children of the parties.

2019-A7517 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7517
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. DINOWITZ -- (at request of the Office of Court
   Administration) -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Judici-
   ary
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to venue
   in matrimonial actions
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 509 of the civil practice law and rules, as amended
 by chapter 773 of the laws of 1965, is amended to read as follows:
   §  509.  Venue  in county designated. Notwithstanding any provision of
 this article EXCEPT FOR RULE 514, the place of trial of an action  shall
 be  in the county designated by the plaintiff, unless the place of trial
 is changed to another county by order upon  motion,  or  by  consent  as
 provided in subdivision (b) of rule 511 OF THIS ARTICLE.
   §  2. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new rule
 514 to read as follows:
   RULE 514. VENUE IN MATRIMONIAL ACTIONS. (A) THIS RULE APPLIES  TO  ALL
 ACTIONS  WHEREIN  ALL  OR  PART  OF  THE  RELIEF GRANTED IS DIVORCE, ALL
 ACTIONS BROUGHT IN SUPREME COURT FOR CUSTODY OR VISITATION, ALL APPLICA-
 TIONS TO MODIFY A SUPREME COURT ORDER  OF  CUSTODY  OR  VISITATION,  ALL
 ACTIONS  WHEREIN  ALL  OR PART OF THE RELIEF GRANTED IS THE DISSOLUTION,
 ANNULMENT OR DECLARATION OF THE NULLITY OF A MARRIAGE,  ALL  PROCEEDINGS
 TO  OBTAIN  A DISTRIBUTION OF MARITAL PROPERTY FOLLOWING A FOREIGN JUDG-
 MENT OF DIVORCE, AND ALL POST-JUDGMENT PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING A  JUDGMENT
 OF DIVORCE.
   (B)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANYTHING  TO  THE  CONTRARY IN THIS ARTICLE, THE
 PLACE OF TRIAL IN AN ACTION SUBJECT TO  SUBDIVISION  (A)  OF  THIS  RULE
 SHALL  BE  IN  A  COUNTY  IN WHICH EITHER PARTY RESIDES OR, IF THERE ARE
 MINOR CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGE, THE PLACE OF TRIAL MAY ALSO  BE  IN  THE
 COUNTY  WHERE ONE OF SUCH CHILDREN RESIDES; EXCEPT THAT WHERE ANY OF THE
 ADDRESSES OF THESE RESIDENCES IS NOT A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD, OR WHERE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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