BILL NUMBER: S9015
SPONSOR: PERSAUD
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the family court act and the domestic relations law, in
relation to establishment and modification of child support orders
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would update the New York State child support guidelines to
conform to the Federal Regulations allowing for discretion to consider
specific circumstances.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Sections one through four of this bill would amend various sections of
the family court act and domestic relations law relating to factors
which judges may evaluate when determining the amount of income that may
be attributed or imputed for the purposes of determining child support
payments.
Sections five through eight would amend the family court and domestic
relations law to remove the exceptions allowing for consideration of
incarceration to be voluntary in determining child support orders.
Section 9 would set forth the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
These changes are necessary to bring New York State into conformity with
the Federal Regulations regarding child support calculation procedures
and factors which a court may consider when determining child support
orders.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

Statutes affected:
S9015: 240 domestic relations law, 240(1-b) domestic relations law, 236 domestic relations law