New York's Child Victims Act (CVA) and Adult Survivors Act (ASA) opened temporary lookback windows that let survivors file claims otherwise barred by old deadlines. Both windows have since closed — the CVA window closed August 14, 2021, and the ASA window closed November 23, 2023. That doesn't mean the door is shut: both laws also permanently extended New York's standard filing deadlines going forward, so many survivors still have a real claim today.
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New York permanently extended its civil statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse claims — survivors generally have until age 55 to file, regardless of when the abuse occurred. The Adult Survivors Act similarly extended the standard filing window for adult survivors going forward, to 20 years from the act.
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No — the CVA lookback window closed August 14, 2021, and the ASA lookback window closed November 23, 2023. Both laws also extended New York's standard filing deadlines going forward, so many survivors still have a valid claim outside those specific windows.
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