Bill > S07147

This bill amends the New York domestic relations law to prohibit courts from making guardianship, custody, or visitation decisions solely based on a parent or guardian providing or facilitating gender affirming care for a child. The bill defines "gender affirming care" as a comprehensive range of social, psychological, behavioral, and medical interventions designed to support and affirm a child's gender identity when it differs from the gender they were assigned at birth. Specifically, the legislation prevents courts from using a parent's support of such care as the exclusive grounds for determining parental rights or access to a child. This means that while gender affirming care can be a factor in custody considerations, it cannot be the singular reason for granting, denying, or deciding guardianship, custody, or visitation arrangements. The law aims to protect parents who are supporting their child's gender identity and ensure that such support does not automatically disadvantage them in legal proceedings related to child custody or visitation.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7147