Judges in New York will be prohibited from making permanent child custody decisions when a parent has been activated or deployed by the U.S. military, under a bill signed by Governor David A.
Custody Findings Delayed During Military Deployment
Judges in New York will be prohibited from making permanent child custody decisions when a parent has been activated or deployed by the U.S. military, under a bill signed by Governor David A. Paterson. Sponsors said the legislation would guarantee that the custodial status of military personnel will not be permanently changed because of their physical absence from their children while on military duty.
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