Bill Text: NY S02976 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Makes provisions as to the revocatory effect of a non-marital after-born child on a will.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-05 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN [S02976 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S02976-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2976
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     March 9, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
       AN ACT to amend the estates, powers and trusts law, in relation  to  the
         revocatory effect of a child born after the execution of a will
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 5-3.2 of the estates,  powers  and  trusts  law  is
    2  amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
    3    (D)  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A NON-MARITAL CHILD, BORN AFTER THE
    4  EXECUTION OF A LAST WILL SHALL BE CONSIDERED AN AFTER-BORN CHILD OF  HIS
    5  OR  HER  FATHER WHERE PATERNITY IS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 4-1.2
    6  OF THIS CHAPTER.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
    8  actions and proceedings commenced on or after such effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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