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Assembly Bill A7247

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits a person who has abandoned such person's spouse or domestic partner from collecting any portion of the spouse's or domestic partner's pension

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2025-A7247 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Add §212, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5733
2011-2012: A4340
2013-2014: A4783
2015-2016: A6480
2017-2018: A2904
2019-2020: A1331
2021-2022: A1503
2023-2024: A6458

2025-A7247 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a person who has abandoned such person's spouse or domestic partner from collecting any portion of the spouse's or domestic partner's pension.

2025-A7247 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7247
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to prohibiting a
   person who has abandoned such  person's  spouse  from  collecting  any
   portion of the spouse's pension

   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 212 to read as follows:
   § 212. ABANDONMENT; BAR TO PENSION COLLECTION. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  A  PERSON WHO HAS ABANDONED SUCH
 PERSON'S SPOUSE OR DOMESTIC PARTNER SHALL BE  BARRED  FROM  CLAIMING  OR
 COLLECTING,  AS  PART  OF A DISTRIBUTIVE AWARD, ANY PORTION OF A PENSION
 OWED TO SUCH SPOUSE OR DOMESTIC PARTNER BY ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE EMPLOY-
 ER.
   (B) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO BAR  OR  IMPEDE  THE
 ENFORCEMENT  OF AN ORDER FOR CHILD SUPPORT OR FOR SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE BY
 GARNISHMENT OR ATTACHMENT OF SUCH PENSION FUNDS OR BY OTHER MEANS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07124-01-5

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