{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-domestic-relations-law-75-m","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 75-m","heading":"Consideration of blindness during guardianship, custody or visitation proceedings","body":"§ 75-m. Consideration of blindness during guardianship, custody or\nvisitation proceedings. 1. The court may not deny or decide a petition\nfor guardianship, custody or visitation solely on the basis that the\npetitioner is blind. The blindness of the petitioner shall be considered\nrelevant only to the extent that the court finds, based on evidence in\nthe record, that the blindness affects the best interests of the child\nwhose guardianship, custody or visitation is the subject of the\npetition.\n  2. As used in this section, \"blind\" or \"blindness\" means:\n  a. vision that is 20/200 or less in the best corrected eye; or\n  b. vision that subtends an angle of not greater than twenty degrees in\nthe best corrected eye.","path":["Domestic Relations Law","Article 5-A. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act","Title 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/DOM/75-M","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"5f27b7432910a3b63eb1c196714887a1d19a8d91b4119f57c4756c08d946ceac","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-domestic-relations-law-75-l","next":"us-ny/n.y.-domestic-relations-law-76"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}