Assembly Bill A1503

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits a person who has abandoned his or her spouse or domestic partner from collecting any portion of the spouse's or domestic partner's pension

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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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2021-A1503 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Add §212, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5733
2011-2012: A4340
2013-2014: A4783
2015-2016: A6480
2017-2018: A2904
2019-2020: A1331
2023-2024: A6458

2021-A1503 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a person who has abandoned his or her spouse or domestic partner from collecting any portion of the spouse's or domestic partner's pension.

2021-A1503 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1503
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PERRY, COLTON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to prohibiting a
   person who has abandoned his or her spouse from collecting any portion
   of the spouse's pension
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  domestic  relations  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 212 to read as follows:
   § 212. ABANDONMENT; BAR TO PENSION COLLECTION. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A PERSON WHO HAS ABANDONED HIS OR  HER
 SPOUSE  OR DOMESTIC PARTNER SHALL BE BARRED FROM CLAIMING OR COLLECTING,
 AS PART OF A DISTRIBUTIVE AWARD, ANY PORTION OF A PENSION OWED  TO  SUCH
 SPOUSE OR DOMESTIC PARTNER BY ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE EMPLOYER.
   (B)  NOTHING  IN  THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO BAR OR IMPEDE THE
 ENFORCEMENT OF AN ORDER FOR CHILD SUPPORT OR FOR SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE  BY
 GARNISHMENT OR ATTACHMENT OF SUCH PENSION FUNDS OR BY OTHER MEANS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05018-01-1

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