Relates to child support for children over 21 years old who are severely and permanently mentally or physically disabled and unable to live independently.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 5, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 child support for
any child over 21 years of age who is severely and permanently mental-
ly or physically disabled and unable to live on their own
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 413 of the family court act is
2 amended by adding a new paragraph (f-1) to read as follows:
3 (f-1) A parent may petition the court to order the continuation of
4 child support for a child over the age of twenty-one years, if such
5 child (i) is severely and permanently mentally or physically disabled,
6 as determined by the office for persons with developmental disabilities,
7 (ii) is unable to live independently or support himself or herself, and
8 (iii) resides in the home of the parent seeking or receiving child
9 support.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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