New York A 1154: Relates to proceedings in family court

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A01154 Summary:

BILL NOA01154 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06285

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SPONSORSeawright

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COSPNSRMeeks

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §169-a, amd §249-b, Fam Ct Act; amd §722-b, County L; amd §35, Judy L; add §4101-a, CPLR

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Relates to proceedings in family court; requires all transcripts of proceedings or hearings in family court shall be provided to the parties within five days of such proceeding or hearing; requires attorneys for children shall meet monthly with both parents or guardians and submit a report, including, but not limited to each meeting, the non-confidential, substantive portion of any meetings and any communications with the parties and the child or children; increases the compensation of assigned counsel from $158 to $200 and the total amount of reimbursement from $10,000 to $20,000; authorizes the right of a trial by jury for matters of fact in family court proceedings.

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BILL NOA01154 

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01/09/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1154

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to the timing of
 proceedings; to amend the county law and the judiciary law, in
 relation to the compensation of assigned counsel; and to amend the
 civil practice law and rules, in relation to authorizing a trial by
 jury in family court for trying matters of fact

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

 1 Section 1. The family court act is amended by adding a new section
 2 169-a to read as follows:
 3 § 169-a. Proceedings; transcript. In any proceeding or hearing
 4 commenced pursuant to the social services law in which the family court
 5 has exercised jurisdiction or pursuant to this chapter, all transcripts
 6 of such proceedings or hearings shall be provided to each party to the
 7 case within five days of such proceeding or hearing.
 8 § 2. Section 249-b of the family court act is amended by adding a new
 9 subdivision (c) to read as follows:
 10 (c) 1. On or before the tenth day of the month next succeeding the
 11 month in which any activities or communications occurred, all attorneys
 12 for children shall submit un-redacted copies of invoices submitted for
 13 pay to the parties of the respective cases and to the court. Failure to
 14 submit such invoices shall result in nonpayment of such invoices.
 15 2. Attorneys for children shall meet monthly with both parents or
 16 guardians and submit a report, including, but not limited to each meet-
 17 ing, the non-confidential, substantive portion of any meetings and any
 18 communications with the parties and the child or children.
 19 3. The attorney general shall establish a procedure for any party to
 20 file a complaint for any violation by an attorney for children.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03151-01-5

 A. 1154 2

 1 § 3. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 722-b of the county law, as
 2 amended by section 1 of part GG of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, are
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 1. All counsel assigned in accordance with a plan of a bar association
 5 conforming to the requirements of section seven hundred twenty-two of
 6 this article whereby the services of private counsel are rotated and
 7 coordinated by an administrator shall at the conclusion of the represen-
 8 tation receive for representation of a person in all cases governed by
 9 this article, including all representation in an appellate court,
 10 compensation at a rate of [one] two hundred [fifty-eight] dollars per
 11 hour for time expended in court before a magistrate, judge or justice
 12 and [one] two hundred [fifty-eight] dollars per hour for time reasonably
 13 expended out of court, and shall receive reimbursement for expenses
 14 reasonably incurred. Counsels shall provide the p