S9746 (2023-24 session)

NY State bill

Relates to automatic orders in matrimonial actions; provides that in the event that the governor declares an emergency which results in issuance by the judiciary of an administrative order which prohibits the filing of the summons or the summons and verified complaint during the emergency, then the automatic orders shall be binding upon the plaintiff and the defendant immediately upon service of the summons upon defendant, but shall have no force and effect unless: the plaintiff purchases an index number for the action within twenty-one days of the date of service upon the defendant of the summons with notice or the summons and verified complaint; or plaintiff applies for poor person status within twenty-one days of the date of service on the defendant of the summons with notice or the summons and verified complaint, and, in the event that the application for poor person status is denied, the plaintiff pays an index number fee within one hundred twenty days after the date of a court order denying the plaintiff's application for waiver of the fee.

Title
Relates to automatic orders in matrimonial actions
Type
New York State Senate bill
Session
2023-24 session
Status
In Assembly Committee
Latest action date
2024-06-05
In committee
Judiciary
Introduced
2024-05-28
Law section
Domestic Relations Law

Sponsors

Heard in committee

Committee meetings

Committee meetings that took this bill up, from the Senate's published agendas. The Assembly does not publish its committee agendas in machine-readable form, so an Assembly committee's consideration of a bill is not on this list.

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