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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
A08407Relates to requiring certain records checks in child custody proceedings involving orders of protection; repeals certain provisions relating thereto.
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=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 80%
Requires the court to review sex offender registry, orders of protection registry, related child protective decisions, and warrants before awarding custody in family offense cases, so more information is considered that can affect custody outcomes.
Prior to awarding custody pursuant to this paragraph, the court shall direct a review pursuant to section six hundred fifty-one of this act of the reports of the sex offender registry established and maintained pursuant to section one hundred sixty-eight-b of the correction law, reports of the statewide computerized registry of orders of protection established and maintained pursuant to section two hundred twenty-one-a of the executive law, related decisions in court proceedings conducted pursuant to article ten of this act, and all warrants issued pursuant to this act.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Family Court Act §842 to mandate specific records checks (sex offender registry, OP registry, Article 10 decisions, warrants) prior to awarding custody in family offense/order of protection cases, and repeals a prior paragraph on the same topic. These are procedural requirements for information review in custody decisions between parents or relatives; they do not alter the underlying custody standards, presumptions, parenting time rights, or obligations of the paying/less-custodial parent. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
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