Assembly Bill A9505

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment and modification of child support orders; requires the court to consider the specific circumstances of the parent

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2023-A9505 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9015
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §§413 & 451, Fam Ct Act; amd §§240 & 236, Dom Rel L

2023-A9505 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the establishment and modification of child support orders; requires the court to consider the specific circumstances of the parent.

2023-A9505 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9505
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 15, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. McMAHON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the family court act and the domestic relations law,  in
   relation to establishment and modification of child support orders
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Clause (iv) of subparagraph 5 of paragraph (b) of  subdivi-
 sion 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:
   (iv) at the discretion of the court, the court may attribute or impute
 income  from[,]  such other resources as may be available to the parent,
 including, but not limited to:
   (A) non-income producing assets,
   (B) meals, lodging, memberships, automobiles or other perquisites that
 are provided as part of compensation for employment to the  extent  that
 such  perquisites  constitute  expenditures  for  personal use, or which
 expenditures directly or [indirecly] INDIRECTLY confer personal economic
 benefits,
   (C) fringe benefits provided as part of compensation  for  employment,
 and
   (D) money, goods, or services provided by relatives and friends;
   IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF INCOME THAT MAY BE ATTRIBUTED OR IMPUTED,
 THE  COURT  SHALL  CONSIDER THE SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PARENT, TO
 THE EXTENT KNOWN, INCLUDING SUCH FACTORS AS THE PARENT'S  ASSETS,  RESI-
 DENCE,  EMPLOYMENT  AND EARNING HISTORY, JOB SKILLS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAIN-
 MENT, LITERACY, AGE, HEALTH, CRIMINAL RECORD AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT BARRI-
 ERS, RECORD OF SEEKING WORK, THE LOCAL JOB MARKET, THE  AVAILABILITY  OF
 EMPLOYERS  WILLING  TO HIRE THE PARENT, PREVAILING EARNINGS LEVEL IN THE
 LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND OTHER RELEVANT BACKGROUND FACTORS SUCH AS THE  AGE,
 NUMBER,  NEEDS,  AND  CARE  OF THE CHILDREN COVERED BY THE CHILD SUPPORT
 ORDER. ATTRIBUTION OR IMPUTATION  OF  INCOME  SHALL  BE  ACCOMPANIED  BY
 SPECIFIC WRITTEN FINDINGS IDENTIFYING THE BASIS OR BASES FOR SUCH DETER-
 MINATION UTILIZING FACTORS REQUIRED OR PERMITTED TO BE CONSIDERED PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS CLAUSE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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