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Posted by Administrator WBASNY
on 07/23/2010 |
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| Legislative Report By Sandra Rivera, Esq. WBASNY Legislative Consultant No Fault Divorce legislation passes the NYS Legislature! After years of working to make New York the 50th state to enact no-fault divorce, WBASNY members were successful in getting the New York State Legislature to pass this legislation before they ended session this summer.
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Posted by Administrator WBASNY
on 07/02/2010 |
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| Position Statement – 2010 [pdf2.jpg] (Original memo issued in 2007) Reproductive Health Act (S.5808/A.11484) - Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) strongly supports this legislation which would enact the Reproductive Health Act (S5808/A11484). WBASNY continues to be a strong supporter of a woman’s fundamental
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Posted by Administrator WBASNY
on 06/23/2010 |
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| Position Statement - 2010 (2) [pdf.jpg]June 23, 2010 The Women's Bar Association of the State of New York ("WBASNY") supports A.11447 (Weinstein), which directs the Law Revision Commission to review, assess and make recommendations on revisions to divorce and maintenance laws of the state. Over the last several years there has been a growing
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Posted by Administrator WBASNY
on 06/09/2010 |
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| No Fault Divorce Position Statement 2010 [pdf2.jpg]June 7, 2010 No-Fault Divorce Support Documentation [pdf2.jpg]The Women's Bar Association of the State of New York ("WBASNY") supports the enactment of "No Fault" divorce legislation, as set forth in Senate Bill S-3890A , sponsored by Senator Hassell-Thompson and Assembly Bill A-9753 ,
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Posted by Administrator WBASNY
on 05/27/2010 |
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| The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) supports A.7732 (O’Donnell) / S.4401 (Duane) which would amend the Domestic Relations Law to formally recognize marriages without regard to whether the parties are of the same or different sex. WBASNY believes that any two mutually consenting adults should have the right to enter
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Posted by Administrator WBASNY
on 05/27/2010 |
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| The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) strongly supports the enactment of the Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act. WBASNY continues to be a strong supporter of a woman’s fundamental right to choose and make her own reproductive decisions. The State of New York recognized the importance of protecting this right
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Posted by Administrator WBASNY
on 05/27/2010 |
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| WBASNY supports A.7729-D (Gottfried) / S.3164-B (Duane) which would enable family members and other loved ones to make health care treatment decisions on behalf of a patient unable to make such decisions.
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Posted by Administrator WBASNY
on 05/27/2010 |
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| Many of our members work for organizations that receive funding from New York State for civil legal services. In fact, a survey of the major civil legal services programs across New York State shows that over 70% of the attorneys working at these organizations are women. In addition, this same survey estimates that the majority of the clients
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Posted by Administrator WBASNY
on 05/27/2010 |
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| WBASNY supports A.9753 (Bing) / S.3890 (Hassell-Thompson) which would amend Section 170 of the Domestic Relations Law to add a new subdivision to provide a new ground for divorce where “the relationship between husband and wife has broken down irretrievably for a period of at least six months, provided that one party has so stated under oath.”
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