Hope • June 22, 2026

Activist Wins 10-Year Battle to Ensure That Child Abuse Is Considered Above All Else in NY Custody Trials

Originally published on Good News Network

Activist Wins 10-Year Battle to Ensure That Child Abuse Is Considered Above All Else in NY Custody Trials

New legislation that will compel New York judges to consider domestic violence or child abuse charges and risks—above all else—in child custody decisions, could soon become law. Resulting from a decade of work from a dedicated mother, bills known as "Kyra's Law" passed both the senate and house and is on Governor Kathy Hochul's desk

New legislation that will compel New York judges to consider domestic violence or child abuse charges and risks—above all else—in child custody decisions, could soon become law. Resulting from a decade of work from a dedicated mother, bills known as "Kyra's Law" passed both the senate and house and is on Governor Kathy Hochul's desk
Originally published on Good News Network.
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