A08561 Summary:
| BILL NO | A08561 |
| SAME AS | SAME AS S08085-A |
| SPONSOR | Paulin |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Amd §81.07, Ment Hyg L | |
| Increases the timeframe for guardianship hearings to thirty-five days. | |
A08561 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8561 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the timeframe for a hearing in guardianship proceedings The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (b) of section 81.07 of the 2 mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 438 of the laws of 2004, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 1. set the date on which the order to show cause is heard no more than 5 [twenty-eight] thirty-five days from the date of the signing of the 6 order to show cause. The court may for good cause shown set a date less 7 than [twenty-eight] thirty-five days from the date of the signing of the 8 order to show cause. The date of the hearing may be adjourned only for 9 good cause shown; 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13040-01-5