Position Statement – 2015 Pilot Program A.6262 / S.6 Support A.6262/S.6 establishes creation of a pilot program allowing victims of domestic violence to remotely and electronically file Family Court family offense proceedings from a non-court based location. Overseen and implemented by the Office of Court Administration, the pilot program would allow certain parties to file a family offense ... Read More
WBASNY Legislation
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2014 – A.6701 / S.4617 – Child Parent Security Act
Position Statement – 2014 A.6701 / S.4617 Child Parent Security Act Support The New York Child Parent Security Act (The Act) will revolutionize the way legal parentage is determined in New York for children conceived through the medical miracle of Third Party Reproduction. Advances in reproductive medicine now provide many of those who could not previously conceive a child with the ability ... Read More
2014 – S.3831A / A.2602B
Position Statement – 2014 S.3831A / A.2602B Due Process in Family Court for JD/PINS Support with Recommendation The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”), hereby states its support of the above referenced Bills but for the following exception to which we recommend that “reasonable” as it appears on page 2, line 23, be defined as “no ... Read More
2013 – A.747 / A.909 / S.2490-A / A.875
Position Statement – 2013 A.747 / A.909 / S.2490-A / A.875 Birth Certificate Confidentiality Oppose Assembly 747 This bill would permit an adult adoptee to obtain the adoptee’s original long form birth certificate while permitting a birth parent to request confidentiality. The bill would require that birth parents are made aware of the need to request confidentiality. WBASNY opposes ... Read More
2013 – A.1084A / S.1728A
Position Statement – 2013 A.1084A / S.1728A Oral Translation of Orders of Protection for Limited English Proficient Litigants and Witnesses Support This bill would require courts to use a court-appointed interpreter to translate the essential terms of a temporary or final order of protection on the record. This bill would help to ensure that limited English proficient (LEP), Deaf or hearing ... Read More
2013 – A.2597 / S.2378
Position Statement – 2013 A.2597 / S.2378 New York State DREAM Act Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports the New York Dream Act (A.2597/S.2378) which provides opportunities for undocumented students in New York who meet certain criteria to be eligible for financial aid to institutions of higher education. WBASNY recognizes the moral imperative ... Read More
2013 – A.4741 / S.3703
Position Statement – 2013 A.4741 / S.3703 Expansion of the TRIS-Free Children and Babies Act Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports A.4741 and the identical S.3703, which ban the sale of child care products containing the flame retardant TDCPP (Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate). This ban covers items such as baby products, toys, car ... Read More
2013 – A.5424 / S.4606
Position Statement – 2013 A. 5424 / S.4046 Hydraulic Fracturing (HVHF) Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports the efforts in S.4046 and A.5424 to assure public health impacts are identified and assessed before the high volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) method of extracting natural gas from underground shale formations proceeds in New York ... Read More