Assembly Bill A388

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to child support for children over 21 years old who are severely and permanently mentally or physically disabled and unable to live independently

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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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2017-A388 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §413, Fam Ct Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8162
2019-2020: A3102

2017-A388 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to child support for children over 21 years old who are severely and permanently mentally or physically disabled and unable to live independently.

2017-A388 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    388
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER, TITONE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to child  support  for
   any child over 21 years of age who is severely and permanently mental-
   ly or physically disabled and unable to live on their own

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 413 of the  family  court  act  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (f-1) to read as follows:
   (F-1)  A  PARENT  MAY  PETITION THE COURT TO ORDER THE CONTINUATION OF
 CHILD SUPPORT FOR A CHILD OVER THE AGE  OF  TWENTY-ONE  YEARS,  IF  SUCH
 CHILD  (I)  IS SEVERELY AND PERMANENTLY MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED,
 AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES,
 (II) IS UNABLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY OR SUPPORT HIMSELF OR HERSELF,  AND
 (III)  RESIDES  IN  THE  HOME  OF  THE PARENT SEEKING OR RECEIVING CHILD
 SUPPORT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03771-01-7

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