Text of NY S 1523 (2010)

Skip to main content New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie Assembly Members Legislative Info Public Hearings Speaker's Press Assembly Reports Committees & More Bill Search Home Laws Legislative Calendar Public Hearing Schedule Assembly Calendars Assembly Committee Agenda Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. Bill No.: Summary Actions Floor Votes Memo Text S01523 Summary: BILL NOS01523A SAME ASSAME AS A05652-B SPONSORDUANE COSPNSRBRESLIN, KRUEGER, SCHNEIDERMAN, SQUADRON MLTSPNSR Amd S110, Dom Rel L Relates to permitting two unmarried persons to adopt a child together. Go to top S01523 Text: STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1523--A Cal. No. 185 2009-2010 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 2, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. DUANE, BRESLIN, KRUEGER, SCHNEIDERMAN, SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families -- recommitted to the Committee on Children and Families in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to authorizing two unmarried adult intimate partners to adopt a child The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The first undesignated paragraph of section 110 of the 2 domestic relations law, as amended by chapter 254 of the laws of 1991, 3 is amended to read as follows: 4 An adult unmarried person [or], an adult [husband and his adult wife] 5 married couple together, or any two unmarried adult intimate partners 6 together may adopt another person. An adult married person who is living 7 separate and apart from his or her spouse pursuant to a decree or judg- 8 ment of separation or pursuant to a written agreement of separation 9 subscribed by the parties thereto and acknowledged or proved in the form 10 required to entitle a deed to be recorded or an adult married person who 11 has been living separate and apart from his or her spouse for at least 12 three years prior to commencing an adoption proceeding may adopt another 13 person; provided, however, that the person so adopted shall not be 14 deemed the child or step-child of the non-adopting spouse for the 15 purposes of inheritance or support rights or obligations or for any 16 other purposes. An adult or minor [husband and his adult or minor wife] 17 married couple together may adopt a child of either of them born in or 18 out of wedlock and an adult or minor [husband or an adult or minor wife] 19 spouse may adopt such a child of the other spouse. No person shall here- 20 after be adopted except in pursuance of this article, and in conformity 21 with section three hundred seventy-three of the social services law. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01449-08-0 Go to top Sitemap Request Information Directions and Maps