S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                           1997-1998 Regular Sessions
                              I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                  March 4, 1997
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    Introduced  by M. of A. MATUSOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
      tee on Codes
    AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in  relation  to  time
      limits  for  the commencement of causes of action relating to antenup-
      tial and postnuptial agreements
      The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
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    bly, do enact as follows:
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 1    Section  1. Section 206 of the civil practice law and rules is amended
 2  by adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows:
 3    (e) Based on antenuptial or postnuptial agreement.  1.  In  an  action
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 4  based  upon an antenuptial agreement or postnuptial agreement including,
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 5  but not limited to, an action challenging the validity  of  such  agree-
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 6  ment,  the  time  within  which  the  action  must be commenced shall be
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 7  computed from the following, whichever shall occur first:
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 8    (i) the time the parties no longer reside in the same household;
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 9    (ii) the time an action for divorce or separation is commenced; or
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10    (iii) the death of one of the parties.
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11    2. Equitable defenses limiting the  time  for  enforcement,  including
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12  laches and estoppel, shall not be limited by this subdivision.  Further-
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13  more,  the  provisions  of  this  subdivision  shall  not apply to other
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14  intra-marital contracts governed by other provisions or rules of law.
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15     2. This act shall take effect immediately.
     EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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                          [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                               LBD03661-02-7