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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

A08297 Establishes a pilot program to provide alternative dispute resolution and navigator services to litigants in child support matters in the family court under the auspices of the community dispute resolution center program.

Direction

Custody & support child supportAI label

No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent model confidence 80%

Establishes a pilot program using alternative dispute resolution and navigator services to help litigants reach and implement agreements on child support in family court, including training on support standards, modifications, and noncompliance consequences.

The chief administrator of the courts shall promulgate rules to establish and implement a pilot program for the provision of alternative dispute resolution and navigation services to litigants in child support matters in the family court.

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2025-06-17: substituted by s8374
Filed
2025-05-12
Sponsor
Jennifer Lunsford D

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a voluntary pilot program for ADR and navigator services in child support cases under the family court act. It facilitates agreements on support (neutral for the axis), requires preliminary support orders before referral in new cases (neutral), and adds training and navigation on support rules and enforcement without changing standards, amounts, duration, or obligations for the paying/less-custodial parent. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.

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Votes

DateChamberMotionYea-Nay
2025-05-20AAssembly Judiciary Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means20-0Passed
2025-06-16AAssembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules32-0Passed
2025-06-17AAssembly Rules Committee: Favorable30-0Passed

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History (7 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-06-17Asubstituted by s8374
2025-06-17Aordered to third reading rules cal.875
2025-06-17Arules report cal.875
2025-06-17Areported
2025-06-16Areported referred to rules
2025-05-20Areported referred to ways and means
2025-05-12Areferred to judiciary