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S00097 Summary:

BILL NO	S00097
SAME AS	SAME AS A11298
SPONSOR	HOYLMAN
COSPNSR	AVELLA
MLTSPNSR
Amd §240, Dom Rel L
Provides that the judge shall not prohibit a parent from undergoing gender reassignment as a condition of custody.

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S00097 Actions:

BILL NO	S00097
01/04/2017	REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
01/03/2018	REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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S00097 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           97
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 4, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
        AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to  the  custody
          of children

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 240 of the domestic relations  law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
     3    6.  In  any  case  involving  the  custody of the child, when making a
     4  determination as to the best interests of the child, the judge shall not
     5  prohibit a parent from undergoing gender reassignment as a condition  of
     6  receiving custody.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05308-01-7

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