Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 07, 2024 |
committed to rules |
Apr 15, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 11, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 09, 2024 |
1st report cal.779 |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to judiciary |
Jun 10, 2023 |
committed to rules |
May 01, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 26, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 25, 2023 |
1st report cal.646 |
Mar 01, 2023 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S5269
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 19th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2023-S5269 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5735
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Family Court Act
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §439-a, Fam Ct Act
2023-S5269 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5269 SPONSOR: PERSAUD TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the family court act, in relation to authorizing expe- dited settlement conference processes for establishing child support orders PURPOSE OF BILL: This legislation provides for the development of expedited settlement conference processes in each family court to facilitate the establish- ment of child support orders consistent with the state's child support guidelines for parents who agree on child support and seek to voluntar- ily engage in a settlement conference. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 439-a of the family court act by adding a new section 439-a(c) providing for the development of expedited settlement conference processes in each family court to facilitate the establish-
2023-S5269 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5269 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 1, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to authorizing expe- dited settlement conference processes for establishing child support orders THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions (c) and (d) of section 439-a of the family court act are relettered (d) and (e) and a new subdivision (c) is added to read as follows: (C) (I) PURPOSE. TO AUTHORIZE THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE PROCESSES IN EACH FAMILY COURT TO FACILITATE THE ESTABLISH- MENT OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE'S CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES FOR PARENTS WHO AGREE ON CHILD SUPPORT AND SEEK TO VOLUNTARILY ENGAGE IN A SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE, EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES SHALL BE AUTHOR- IZED AND DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. SUCH EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES ARE NOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PARENTS' NEGOTIATION OR MEDIATION OF DISPUTES CONCERNING INCOME OR ISSUES RELATED TO THE DETERMINATION OF CHILD SUPPORT. FURTHER, SUCH EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES ARE NOT FOR USE IN ACTIONS BROUGHT BY PUBLIC WELFARE OFFICIALS FOR SUPPORT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW. THE COURT ADMINISTRATION SHALL PROMULGATE OR AMEND FORMS AS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION. (II) INITIATING THE EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE. (A) AN EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE MAY BE INITIATED: (1) BY A PETITIONER SELECTING THE OPTION FOR A CONFERENCE ON THE PETI- TION, WITH NO OBJECTION BY THE RESPONDENT. (2) BY REFERRAL FROM A FAMILY COURT. (B) PARTIES SEEKING TO ENGAGE IN AN EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE SHALL APPLY FOR CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES PURSUANT TO TITLE IV-D OF THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09871-01-3
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