The New York City Council - File #: Int 1085-2018

• File #: Int 1085-2018
• Version: B
• Name: Civil legal services for domestic violence survivors who are a party to a divorce proceeding.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 8/8/2018
• In control: Committee on Women and Gender Equity
• On agenda: 8/8/2018
• Final action: 1/9/2022
• Title: A Local Law in relation to civil legal services for domestic violence survivors who are a party to a divorce proceeding
• Sponsors: Mark Treyger, Laurie A. Cumbo, Alicka Ampry-Samuel , Karen Koslowitz, Robert F. Holden, Adrienne E. Adams, Diana I. Ayala, Justin L. Brannan, Vanessa L. Gibson, Deborah L. Rose, Alan N. Maisel, Carlina Rivera , Helen K. Rosenthal, Ben Kallos, Margaret S. Chin, Kalman Yeger , Darma V. Diaz, James F. Gennaro, Tiffany L. Cabán, Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
• Indexes: Report Required

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/10/2022	B	City Council	Returned Unsigned by Mayor
1/9/2022	B	Administration	City Charter Rule Adopted
12/9/2021	B	City Council	Sent to Mayor by Council
12/9/2021	B	City Council	Approved by Council	Pass
12/8/2021	*	Committee on Women and Gender Equity	Hearing Held by Committee
12/8/2021	*	Committee on Women and Gender Equity	Hearing Held by Committee
12/8/2021	*	Committee on Women and Gender Equity	Amendment Proposed by Comm
12/8/2021	*	Committee on Women and Gender Equity	Amendment Proposed by Comm
12/8/2021	*	Committee on Women and Gender Equity	Amended by Committee
12/8/2021	*	Committee on Women and Gender Equity	Amended by Committee
12/8/2021	B	Committee on Women and Gender Equity	Approved by Committee	Pass
10/24/2018	*	Committee on Women and Gender Equity	Laid Over by Committee
10/24/2018	*	Committee on Women and Gender Equity	Laid Over by Committee
10/24/2018	*	Committee on Women and Gender Equity	Hearing Held by Committee
10/24/2018	*	Committee on Women and Gender Equity	Hearing Held by Committee
8/8/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
8/8/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
8/8/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council
8/8/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 1085-B

By Council Members Treyger, Cumbo, Richards, Ampry-Samuel, Koslowitz, Holden, Adams, Ayala, Brannan, Gibson, Rose, Maisel, Rivera, Rosenthal, Kallos, Chin, Yeger, D. Diaz, Gennaro, Cab?n and Brooks-Powers

Title
A Local Law in relation to civil legal services for domestic violence survivors who are a party to a divorce proceeding
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this local law, the following terms have the following meanings:
Brief legal assistance. The term "brief legal assistance" means individualized legal assistance provided in one or more single consultations by a designated organization to a domestic violence survivor, in connection with a divorce proceeding.
Coordinator. The term "coordinator" means the coordinator of the office of civil justice.
Designated organization. The term "designated organization" means a not-for-profit organization or association that provides legal services and is designated by the coordinator pursuant to this local law.
Divorce proceeding. The term "divorce proceeding" means any action for divorce or special action as described in sections 170 and 170-a of the domestic relations law.
Domestic violence survivor. The term "domestic violence survivor" means any individual who is covered by the term "victim of domestic violence" as such term is defined in section 8-102 of the administrative code or as such term is defined in section 459-a of the social services law.
Full legal representation. The term "full legal representation" means ongoing legal representation provided by a designated organization to a domestic violence survivor. This includes all legal advice, advocacy and assistance associated with such representation. Such full legal representation shall also include the filing of a notice of appearance in a divorce proceeding and payment of any associated filing fees incurred in the course of such representa...