New York A 9496: Relates to what qualifies as an applicable, timely and relevant issue for no fault separation

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A09496 Summary:

BILL NOA09496 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08798

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SPONSORLavine

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §200, Dom Rel L (as proposed in S.1261-A & A.3392-A)

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Relates to what qualifies as an applicable, timely and relevant issue for no fault separation.

Go to top A09496 Actions:

BILL NOA09496 

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01/07/2026referred to judiciary

01/28/2026reported referred to rules

01/28/2026reported 

01/28/2026rules report cal.66

01/28/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.66

01/28/2026substituted by s8798

&nbspS08798 AMEND= KRUEGER

&nbsp01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/12/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.28

&nbsp01/13/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/13/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/13/2026referred to judiciary

&nbsp01/28/2026substituted for a9496

&nbsp01/28/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.66

&nbsp01/28/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/28/2026returned to senate

&nbsp02/13/2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp02/13/2026SIGNED CHAP.73

Go to topA09496 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:JUDICIARY Chair:Lavine 
DATE:01/28/2026AYE/NAY:21/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules LavineAyeTannousisAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

BraunsteinAyeBrownAye

SteckAyeMikulinAye

SeawrightAyeSmithAye

WalkerAyeMolitorAye

McMahonAye

MitaynesAye

RajkumarAye

SimonAye

SayeghAye

LunsfordAye

BergerAye

ShimskyAye

CarrollAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:01/28/2026AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA09496 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA09496 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9496

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to what quali-
 fies as an applicable, timely and relevant economic issue for no fault
 separation

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 200 of the domestic relations law,
 2 as added by a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the domestic
 3 relations law relating to allowing for no fault separation, as proposed
 4 in legislative bills numbers S. 1261-A and A. 3392-A, is amended to read
 5 as follows:
 6 6. The relationship between the spouses has broken down irretrievably
 7 for a period of at least six months, provided that one party has so
 8 stated under oath. No [action] judgment for separation shall be [main-
 9 tained] granted under this subdivision unless and until [the] any appli-
 10 cable, timely and relevant economic issues [of], which may include the
 11 payment or waiver of spousal support, the payment of child support, the
 12 payment of counsel and experts' fees and expenses as well as the custody
 13 and visitation with the infant children of the marriage, have been
 14 resolved by the parties, or determined by the court and incorporated
 15 into the action.
 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
 17 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the domestic relations
 18 law relating to allowing for no fault separation, as proposed in legis-
 19 lative bills numbers S. 1261-A and A. 3392-A, takes effect.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03731-05-6

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