NY A07821 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: Introduced on May 16 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-03 - referred to judiciary
Pending: Assembly Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on May 16 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-03 - referred to judiciary
Pending: Assembly Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Establishes the intent of the legislature to generally defer to parental choices regarding the care, custody and control of their children; mandates that the death of a parent shall be a factor when considering a grandparent's standing to receive visitation or custody; directs that costs be payable by an unsuccessful petitioner where a contest was brought in bad faith.
Title
Establishes the intent of the legislature to generally defer to parental choices regarding the care, custody and control of their children; mandates that the death of a parent shall be a factor when considering a grandparent's standing to receive visitation or custody; directs that costs be payable by an unsuccessful petitioner where a contest was brought in bad faith.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-03 | Assembly | referred to judiciary |
| 2017-05-16 | Assembly | referred to judiciary |
Same As/Similar To
S06402 (Same As) 2018-06-20 - COMMITTED TO RULES
