New NY law requires appointment of counsel for minors seeking to marry
06/20/2017
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New York
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Legislation
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A bill passed in 2017 amended NY CLS Dom Rel § 15 to raise the legal age for marriage from sixteen to seventeen, and added § 15(3)(b), which specifies that where approval for marriage is sought by a seventeen year old, “The justice of the supreme court or the judge of the family court shall appoint an attorney for the child for each minor party immediately upon the application for approval. The attorney for the child must have received training in domestic violence including a component on forced marriage.”
Appointment of Counsel: Yes
Qualified: No
