Relates to consideration of gender-affirming health care or gender-affirming mental health care in child custody cases

Summary

The legislation amends New York’s domestic relations law so that a child’s presence in the state for gender‑affirming health or mental health care gives courts jurisdiction over custody matters. It expands emergency jurisdiction, prevents courts from dismissing cases because another state’s laws limit gender‑affirming care, and bars enforcement of out‑of‑state orders that remove children for receiving such care. The bill also allows New York courts to modify or vacate custody orders from other states that deny a child’s right to gender‑affirming treatment.

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