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NY A06036

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/26/2025

Primary Sponsor

Pamela Hunter

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires courts to review a suitable child care plan submitted by a military parent petitioning for custody modifications during activation, deployment, or temporary military assignment

  • Mandates the child care plan include reasonable notice from the deploying parent to the other parent about the deployment

  • Establishes procedures for parents to make out-of-court arrangements regarding custody and visitation during the deployment period

  • Prohibits courts from issuing permanent custody orders without the deployed parent's consent

  • Provides for expedited custody proceedings when parents cannot agree, allowing custody to be established before deployment begins, and creates procedures for terminating temporary custody when parents reach agreement

  • Amends both the Domestic Relations Law (Section 240) and Family Court Act (Section 651) to apply these protections consistently

Legislative Description

Provides for the review of a suitable child care plan to be presented by the petitioning parent for the period of deployment, including but not limited to, reasonable notice by deploying parent to other parent of deployment, procedures for parents to make out of court arrangements regarding custody and visitation during deployment; prohibits an order of permanent custody without deployed parent's consent; makes related provisions.

Last Action

referred to judiciary

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/26/2025

Full Bill Text

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