NY A05903

Allows a birth parent to override the legal presumption that their spouse is the parent of a child born during marriage by filing a sworn affidavit declaring the spouse has a history of abuse, the couple did not plan to have a child together, they are living separately since before the birth, and are not functioning as a family

Enables a birth parent who files such an affidavit to sign an acknowledgment of parentage without the spouse being considered a presumed parent, facilitating establishment of parentage with the biological father

Permits adoption proceedings to move forward without requiring notice to or consent from the abusive legal spouse, provided the affidavit requirements are met

Removes the requirement for courts to verify a child's status as a "child of marriage" in divorce or custody proceedings when a birth parent has filed the qualifying affidavit

Imposes perjury penalties for willfully false statements in the affidavit, which would render the filing null and void