Assembly Bill A1303

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides counsel appointed in the supreme court or surrogate's court for certain family matters shall be compensated in the same manner as certain law guardians

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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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2013-A1303 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5494
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง35, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1609
2011-2012: A6792
2015-2016: A7949, S2638
2017-2018: A5848, S2226
2019-2020: A5202, S5012
2021-2022: A4313, S5393
2023-2024: A272, S6843

2013-A1303 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides counsel appointed in the supreme court or surrogate's court for certain family matters shall be compensated in the same manner as law guardians in the family court of this state.

2013-A1303 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1303

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BOYLAND,  BRENNAN,  COLTON, MAISEL, PERRY, TITONE, WRIGHT -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation  to  the  fee  rates  for
  counsel  appointed  in  the  supreme  court  or  surrogate's court for
  certain family matters

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  7  of  section  35  of the judiciary law, as
amended by chapter 41 of the  laws  of  2010,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  7.  Whenever  the  supreme  court or a surrogate's court shall appoint
counsel in a proceeding over which the family court might have exercised
jurisdiction had such action or  proceeding  been  commenced  in  family
court  or  referred  thereto  pursuant  to  law, and under circumstances
whereby, if such proceeding were pending in  family  court,  such  court
would  be  authorized  by  section  two hundred forty-nine of the family
court act to appoint an attorney for the child, such  counsel  shall  be
compensated  [in  accordance  with  the  provisions of this section] AND
ALLOWED EXPENSES AND DISBURSEMENTS IN THE SAME AMOUNTS AS ESTABLISHED BY
SECTION TWO HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to  appli-
cations or proceedings pending on or after its effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00380-01-3


              

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