Assembly Bill A2001

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to adoption by a petitioner where such petitioner's parentage is legally-recognized

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee

  • 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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2017-A2001 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5142
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §110, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9710, S7515
2015-2016: A23, S3485
2019-2020: A460, S3999

2017-A2001 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adoption by a petitioner where such petitioner's parentage is legally-recognized.

2017-A2001 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2001
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, BARRETT, GOTTFRIED, FAHY, RYAN, SKARTA-
   DOS, TITONE, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. RIVERA  --  read
   once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to adoption by a
   petitioner where such petitioner's parentage is legally-recognized

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 110 of the domestic relations  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new closing paragraph to read as follows:
   A  PETITION TO ADOPT, PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THIS ARTICLE, WHERE THE
 PETITIONER'S PARENTAGE IS LEGALLY-RECOGNIZED UNDER NEW  YORK  STATE  LAW
 SHALL  NOT BE DENIED SOLELY ON THE BASIS THAT THE PETITIONER'S PARENTAGE
 IS ALREADY LEGALLY-RECOGNIZED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01069-01-7

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