senate Bill S4256

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to child support for children over 21 years old who are severely and permanently mentally or physically disabled and unable to live independently

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020 referred to judiciary
returned to senate
died in assembly
Jun 12, 2019 referred to judiciary
delivered to assembly
passed senate
ordered to third reading cal.1309
committee discharged and committed to rules
Mar 05, 2019 referred to judiciary

S4256 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3102
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §413, Fam Ct Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8162
2017-2018: A388
2021-2022: S4467

S4256 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to child support for children over 21 years old who are severely and permanently mentally or physically disabled and unable to live independently.

S4256 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S4256 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4256

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 5, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to child  support  for
  any child over 21 years of age who is severely and permanently mental-
  ly or physically disabled and unable to live on their own

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 413 of the  family  court  act  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (f-1) to read as follows:
  (F-1)  A  PARENT  MAY  PETITION THE COURT TO ORDER THE CONTINUATION OF
CHILD SUPPORT FOR A CHILD OVER THE AGE  OF  TWENTY-ONE  YEARS,  IF  SUCH
CHILD  (I)  IS SEVERELY AND PERMANENTLY MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED,
AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES,
(II) IS UNABLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY OR SUPPORT HIMSELF OR HERSELF,  AND
(III)  RESIDES  IN  THE  HOME  OF  THE PARENT SEEKING OR RECEIVING CHILD
SUPPORT.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00386-01-9

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