A10098 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
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.
- Title
- Grants the family court jurisdiction to determine guardianship of minors and infants when there are extraordinary circumstances, including parental deportation
- Type
- New York State Assembly bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Assembly Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-01-30
- In committee
- Children And Families
- Introduced
- 2026-01-30
- Law section
- Family Court Act
Sponsors
- Latrice M. Walker Assembly Member, District 55
Co-sponsors
- Jessica González-Rojas Assembly Member, District 34
Heard in committee
- Children and Families NY State Assembly committee