Governor Kathy Hochul signs the Adult Survivors Act in the Red Room at the State Capitol in Albany New York on May 24, 2022. Photo: Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul.

The Adult Survivors Act: A Window of Opportunity

Pre-Adult Survivors Act, for adults sexually abused before Sept. 18, 2014, or whose abuse did not fall within the requirements of CPLR 213-c, New York law still left them without a remedy. The ASA creates a one-year window to solve that problem.

July 14, 2022 at 12:00 PM

6 minute read

Ilann M. Maazel

In a prior column ("Suits for Sexual Abuse: Deadlines and Statutes of Limitations," NYLJ, March 22, 2019), we discussed what options sexual assault survivors have to vindicate their rights in New York courts. Today, we review this primer, then discuss a new, powerful legal tool for survivors: the Adult Survivors Act (ASA).