A02574 Summary:
BILL NO | A02574 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S02970 |
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SPONSOR | Weinstein (MS) |
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COSPNSR | |
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MLTSPNSR | Cymbrowitz, Destito, Glick, John, McEneny, Nolan, Paulin, Reilly, Seminerio, Titus |
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Amd S236, Dom Rel L | |
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Establishes automatic orders in matrimonial actions which remain in full force and effect during the pendency of the action, unless terminated, modified or amended by further order of the court upon motion of either of the parties or upon written agreement between the parties duly executed and acknowledged. |
A02574 Actions:
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01/20/2009 | referred to judiciary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/10/2009 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/12/2009 | advanced to third reading cal.220 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/19/2009 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/19/2009 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/19/2009 | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/28/2009 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S2970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/28/2009 | 3RD READING CAL.184 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/04/2009 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/04/2009 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/12/2009 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/24/2009 | signed chap.72 |
A02574 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Canestrari
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kellner
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Sayward
Yes
Alessi
ER
Carrozza
Yes
Gabryszak
Yes
Kolb
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Scarborough
Yes
Alfano
Yes
Castro
Yes
Galef
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Koon
Yes
O'Mara
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Schimel
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Amedore
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Christensen
ER
Gantt
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Lancman
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Ortiz
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Schimminger
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Arroyo
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Clark
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Gianaris
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Latimer
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Parment
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Schroeder
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Aubry
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Colton
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Giglio
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Scozzafava
Yes
Bacalles
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Conte
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Peoples
Yes
Seminerio
Yes
Ball
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gordon
Yes
Lifton
ER
Peralta
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barclay
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Corwin
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lopez PD
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Perry
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Spano
Yes
Barra
Yes
Crouch
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Greene
ER
Lopez VJ
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Pheffer
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barron
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Cusick
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Gunther
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Lupardo
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Powell
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Sweeney
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Cymbrowitz
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Hawley
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Magee
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Pretlow
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Tedisco
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Benjamin
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DelMonte
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Hayes
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Magnarelli
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Quinn
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Thiele
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Bing
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DenDekker
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Heastie
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Maisel
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Rabbitt
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Titone
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Boyland
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Destito
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Hevesi
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Markey
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Raia
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Titus
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Boyle
ER
Diaz
ER
Hikind
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Mayersohn
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Ramos
ER
Tobacco
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Bradley
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Dinowitz
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Hooper
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McDonough
Yes
Reilich
Yes
Towns
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Brennan
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Duprey
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Hoyt
Yes
McEneny
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Townsend
ER
Brodsky
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Eddington
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Hyer Spencer
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McKevitt
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Rivera J
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Walker
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Brook Krasny
Yes
Englebright
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Jacobs
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Meng
Yes
Rivera N
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Weinstein
Yes
Burling
Yes
Errigo
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Miller
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Rivera PM
Yes
Weisenberg
ER
Butler
Yes
Espaillat
Yes
Jeffries
Yes
Millman
ER
Robinson
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Farrell
Yes
John
Yes
Molinaro
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Wright
Yes
Calhoun
Yes
Fields
Yes
Jordan
Yes
Morelle
ER
Russell
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Camara
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Mr. Speaker
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A02574 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2574 2009-2010 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 20, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEINSTEIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, DESTITO, GLICK, JOHN, McENENY, NOLAN, PAULIN, REILLY, SEMINERIO, TITUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judici- ary AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to establishing automatic orders in matrimonial actions The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of part B of section 236 of the domestic 2 relations law, as added by chapter 281 of the laws of 1980, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 2. Matrimonial actions. a. Except as provided in subdivision five of 5 this part, the provisions of this part shall be applicable to actions 6 for an annulment or dissolution of a marriage, for a divorce, for a 7 separation, for a declaration of the nullity of a void marriage, for a 8 declaration of the validity or nullity of a foreign judgment of divorce, 9 for a declaration of the validity or nullity of a marriage, and to 10 proceedings to obtain maintenance or a distribution of marital property 11 following a foreign judgment of divorce, commenced on and after the 12 effective date of this part. Any application which seeks a modification 13 of a judgment, order or decree made in an action commenced prior to the 14 effective date of this part shall be heard and determined in accordance 15 with the provisions of part A of this section. 16 b. With respect to matrimonial actions which commence on or after the 17 effective date of this paragraph, the plaintiff shall cause to be served 18 upon the defendant, simultaneous with the service of the summons, a copy 19 of the automatic orders set forth in this paragraph. The automatic 20 orders shall be binding upon the plaintiff in a matrimonial action imme- 21 diately upon the filing of the summons, or summons and complaint, and 22 upon the defendant immediately upon the service of the automatic orders 23 with the summons. The automatic orders shall remain in full force and EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01553-01-9A. 2574 2 1 effect during the pendency of the action, unless terminated, modified or 2 amended by further order of the court upon motion of either of the 3 parties or upon written agreement between the parties duly executed and 4 acknowledged. The automatic orders are as follows: 5 (1) Neither party shall sell, transfer, encumber, conceal, assign, 6 remove or in any way dispose of, without the consent of the other party 7 in writing, or by order of the court, any property (including, but not 8 limited to, real estate, personal property, cash accounts, stocks, mutu- 9 al funds, bank accounts, cars and boats) individually or jointly held by 10 the parties, except in the usual course of business, for customary and 11 usual household expenses or for reasonable attorney's fees in connection 12 with this action. 13 (2) Neither party shall transfer, encumber, assign, remove, withdraw 14 or in any way dispose of any tax deferred funds, stocks or other assets 15 held in any individual retirement accounts, 401K accounts, profit shar- 16 ing plans, Keough accounts, or any other pension or retirement account, 17 and the parties shall further refrain from applying for or requesting 18 the payment of retirement benefits or annuity payments of any kind, 19 without the consent of the other party in writing, or upon further order 20 of the court. 21 (3) Neither party shall incur unreasonable debts hereafter, including, 22 but not limited to further borrowing against any credit line secured by 23 the family residence, further encumbrancing any assets, or unreasonably 24 using credit cards or cash advances against credit cards, except in the 25 usual course of business or for customary or usual household expenses, 26 or for reasonable attorney's fees in connection with this action. 27 (4) Neither party shall cause the other party or the children of the 28 marriage to be removed from any existing medical, hospital and dental 29 insurance coverage, and each party shall maintain the existing medical, 30 hospital and dental insurance coverage in full force and effect. 31 (5) Neither party shall change the beneficiaries of any existing life 32 insurance policies, and each party shall maintain the existing life 33 insurance, automobile insurance, homeowners and renters insurance poli- 34 cies in full force and effect. 35 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of the calendar month 36 next succeeding the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.