New York § 253 - 253Military service by parent; effect on child custody proceedings
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 253 — 253Military service by parent; effect on child custody proceedings, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 253. 253Military service by parent; effect on child custody proceedings
§ 253. Military service by parent; effect on child custody proceedings. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, child custody proceedings filed in a court of competent jurisdiction in this state, involving a parent who is activated, deployed, or temporarily assigned to military service shall be governed by subdivision (f) of section six hundred fifty-one of the family court act, section seventy-five-l or paragraph (a-2) of subdivision one of section two hundred forty of the domestic relations law.
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Section 253 ("253Military service by parent; effect on child custody proceedings") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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