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NY S 5572

in committee

Enacts the child custody reform act

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 5572 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5572 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

What is NY S 5572 about?

Enacts the child custody reform act to provide uniform statewide standards for the litigation and mediation of child custody disputes; provides for an initial planning conference between the judge and all parties to attempt a settlement; provides for mediation unless the court finds mediation is inappropriate; requires the chief administrator of the courts to establish plans for the conduct of administration of the mediation and preparation of evaluation reports.

Who sponsors NY S 5572?

Andrew J. Lanza is the primary sponsor of NY S 5572.

Description

Enacts the child custody reform act to provide uniform statewide standards for the litigation and mediation of child custody disputes; provides for an initial planning conference between the judge and all parties to attempt a settlement; provides for mediation unless the court finds mediation is inappropriate; requires the chief administrator of the courts to establish plans for the conduct of administration of the mediation and preparation of evaluation reports.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Andrew J. Lanzaprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-25

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

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Related bills

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  • Prior session: S 2584not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4906not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4123not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 3822

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5572?summary=&detail=

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