New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S10468 — Establishes confirmatory adoptions and allowing courts to grant the custody and support from more than two parents

Last action — In Senate Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced May 15, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

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In plain language

Establishes legal recognition for adoptions involving more than two parents.

This bill allows for adoptions and legal recognition of parentage for children with multiple functional parents. It enables 'de facto parents' to confirm their status and grants legal parents the right to seek visitation or custody.

Summary

Establishes confirmatory adoptions allowing adoption and parentage judgements for a child with more than two parents; recognizes functional parents as legal parents; allows "de facto parents" to get a court order confirming their parentage; grants all legal parents standing to seek visitation or custody of their children.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does S10468 do?
Establishes confirmatory adoptions allowing adoption and parentage judgements for a child with more than two parents; recognizes functional parents as legal parents; allows "de facto parents" to get a court order confirming their parentage; grants all legal parents standing to seek visitation or custody of their children.
Who sponsors S10468?
S10468 is sponsored by Erik Bottcher.
What is the current status of S10468?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced May 15, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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