NYC Council Introduction 1175

intro.nyc/1175-2025 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Civil legal services for domestic violence survivors in divorce proceedings.
Status: Committee Committee on General Welfare
Sponsored by Julie Menin
Introduced: January 23, 2025

This bill would require the Office of Civil Justice (OCJ) to establish a program, subject to appropriation, to provide domestic violence survivors with legal representation throughout a divorce proceeding. OCJ would be required to submit to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council an annual report with data on the program for the preceding year.