N.Y. Social Services Law § 393*2
Consideration of blindness during guardianship, custody or adoption proceedings
New York · New York Social Services Law · Status: effective · Effective 2022-01-07
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- N.Y. Social Services Law § 393*2, Consideration of blindness during guardianship, custody or adoption proceedings, New York, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1130656
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* § 393. Consideration of blindness during guardianship, custody or
adoption proceedings. 1. The department may not deny, decide or oppose a
petition or request for guardianship, custody or visitation under this
article solely on the basis that the petitioner, parent, guardian or
custodian is blind. The blindness of the petitioner, parent, guardian or
custodian shall be considered relevant only to the extent that the
blindness affects the best interests of the child whose guardianship,
custody or visitation is the subject of the petition.
2. The department shall not seek custody or guardianship of a child
solely because the child's parent, guardian or custodian is blind. The
blindness of the parent, guardian or custodian shall be considered
relevant only to the extent that the blindness affects the best
interests of the child whose guardianship, custody or visitation is the
subject of the petition.
3. As used in this section, "blind" or "blindness" means:
a. vision that is 20/200 or less in the best corrected eye; or
b. vision that subtends an angle of not greater than twenty degrees in
the best corrected eye.
* NB There are 2 § 393's