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Dec 31, 2021 | vetoed memo.84 |
Dec 20, 2021 | delivered to governor |
Jun 09, 2021 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.217 substituted for a6700 |
Jun 03, 2021 | referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 24, 2021 | ordered to third reading cal.1292 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Apr 23, 2021 | referred to children and families |
senate Bill S6357
Vetoed By GovernorSponsored By
Diane J. Savino
(D, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Vetoed by Governor
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Rachel May
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
S6357 (ACTIVE) - Details
S6357 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6357 SPONSOR: SAVINO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the family court act and the social services law, in relation to establishing procedures regarding orders of post-termination visitation and/or contact between a child and such child's parent PURPOSE: To allow post-termination visitation and/or contact between children and their birth parents in termination of parental rights proceedings provided it is deemed in the best interest of the child. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: § 1- Amends § 634 of the family court act permitting, if proper, an order of post-termination visitation and/or contact. § 2 - Amends § 384-b of the social service law to add five new subdivi- sions 14-18:
S6357 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6357 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 23, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the family court act and the social services law, in relation to establishing procedures regarding orders of post-termina- tion visitation and/or contact between a child and such child's parent THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 634 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 666 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows: § 634. Commitment of guardianship and custody; further orders. The court may enter an order under section six hundred thirty-one OF THIS PART committing the guardianship and custody of the child to the peti- tioner on such conditions, if any, as it deems proper, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AN ORDER OF POST-TERMINATION VISITATION AND/OR CONTACT PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR-B OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW. § 2. Section 384-b of the social services law is amended by adding five new subdivisions 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 to read as follows: 14. (A) UPON APPLICATION BY ANY PARTY TO A PROCEEDING UNDER THIS SECTION, (I) THE COURT SHALL ORDER POST-TERMINATION VISITATION AND/OR CONTACT BETWEEN THE CHILD AND SUCH CHILD'S PARENT WHO IS A PARTY TO SUCH PROCEEDING ON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS MAY BE AGREED UPON BY THE PARENT, THE CHILD, AND THE FOSTER PARENT OR AUTHORIZED AGENCY PRIOR TO THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER COMMITTING THE GUARDIANSHIP AND CUSTODY OF THE CHILD; OR (II) IF ANY PARTY DOES NOT CONSENT, THE COURT MAY ORDER POST- TERMINATION VISITATION AND/OR CONTACT BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE CHILD'S PARENT AFTER A HEARING AT WHICH THE COURT HAS DETERMINED THAT (A) THE PARTY'S CONSENT IS BEING UNREASONABLY WITHHELD; AND (B) POST-TERMINATION VISITATION AND/OR CONTACT WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD. (B) THE HEARING TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE COURT SHOULD ENTER AN ORDER OF POST-TERMINATION VISITATION AND/OR CONTACT SHALL BE HELD EITHER (I) EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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