Senate Bill S8391

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Chapter amends S. 4532-A and A. 7569-A, relating to counsel and expert fees in matrimonial actions, to change the effective date to 60 days after enactment

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Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S8391 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11576
Law Section:
Domestic Relations
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3, Chap of 2010 (as proposed in S.4532A and A.7569A)

2009-S8391 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to counsel and expert fees in matrimonial actions, to change the effective date from 120 days after it shall have become a law to 60 days after it shall have become a law.

2009-S8391 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S8391 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8391

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 28, 2010
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of  2010,  amending  the  domestic
  relations  law  relating  to the payment of counsel and expert fees in
  matrimonial actions, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.4532-A
  and A.7569-A, in relation to the  effective  date  of  the  provisions
  thereof

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

  Section 1. Section 3 of a chapter of the laws of  2010,  amending  the
domestic  relations  law  relating  to the payment of counsel and expert
fees in matrimonial actions, as proposed in  legislative  bills  numbers
S.4532-A and A. 7569-A, is amended to read as follows:
  S  3. This act shall take effect on the [one hundred twentieth] SIXTI-
ETH day after it shall have become a law and shall apply to actions  and
proceedings commenced  on or after such effective date.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11112-08-0

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