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A 573: Allows the petitioner to have counsel assigned by the court in certain custody proceedings.
What A 573 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to improve the custody proceedings in family court cases. The petitioner will have the right to be assigned counsel by the court in certain situations. This change is intended to ensure that the petitioner has adequate representation in court. The law will take effect immediately upon its passage.
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Last action: referred to judiciary (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 08, 2025 | referred to judiciary |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 181 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 573 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALSH, MIKULIN, DeSTEFANO, BLANKENBUSH, MILLER, SMITH, DURSO, GALLAHAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ANGELINO, MANKTELOW, MORINELLO, TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to allowing the peti- tioner to have counsel assigned by the court in certain custody proceedings The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (iii) of subdivision (a) of section 262 of the 2 family court act, as amended by chapter 666 of the laws of 1976, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 (iii) the petitioner and the respondent in any proceeding under part 5 three of article six of this act; 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02787-01-5
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