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New York 2025-2026

S 8854

Grants the family court jurisdiction to determine guardianship of minors and infants when there are extraordinary circumstances, including parental deportation

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-10-29 00:11:07 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
New York
Session
2025-2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2026-01-09 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

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.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. PRINT NUMBER 8854A

    amendment-passage
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    amendment-passage, referral-committee
  3. REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    referral-committee

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