Assembly Bill A7070

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires reduction of a parent's child support obligation by the amount of social security dependent benefits received by the child

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  • 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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2011-A7070 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4547
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §413, Fam Ct Act; amd §240, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9210
2013-2014: A1888, S2005
2015-2016: A655, S796
2017-2018: A8716, S4017
2019-2020: A7004
2021-2022: A5813

2011-A7070 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires reduction of a parent's child support obligation by the amount of social security dependent benefits received by the child.

2011-A7070 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 4547                                                  A. 7070

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                             April 11, 2011
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the family court act and the domestic relations law,  in
  relation to reducing a parent's child support obligation by the amount
  of social security dependent benefits received by the child

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section
413 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 567 of  the  laws  of
1989, is amended to read as follows:
  (1)  "Basic  child  support  obligation" shall mean the sum derived by
adding the amounts determined by the application  of  subparagraphs  two
and  three  of  paragraph  (c)  of  this subdivision except as increased
pursuant to subparagraphs four, five, six and seven  of  such  paragraph
AND DECREASED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH EIGHT OF SUCH PARAGRAPH.
  S  2. Clause (iii) of subparagraph 5 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1
of section 413 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 567 of the
laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
  (iii) to the extent not already included in gross  income  in  clauses
(i)  and (ii) of this subparagraph, the amount of income or compensation
voluntarily deferred and income received, if  any,  from  the  following
sources:
  (A) workers' compensation,
  (B) disability benefits,
  (C) unemployment insurance benefits,
  (D) social security benefits,
  (E) veterans benefits,
  (F) pensions and retirement benefits,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10694-01-1

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