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NY A 10098

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Grants the family court jurisdiction to determine guardianship of minors and infants when there are extraordinary circumstances, including parental deportation

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Grants the family court jurisdiction to determine guardianship of minors and infants when there are extraordinary circumstances, including deportation, removal, or forced departure of a parent from the United States; requires the office of court administration to revise certain orders or forms used by the family court to comply with such provisions; provides that the court may, but need not, find abuse, neglect, or abandonment where extraordinary circumstances are found to exist.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-30 — REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Latrice Walkerprimary
  • Jessica Gonzalez-Rojascosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-30

    REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

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Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A10098?summary=&detail=

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