New York Family Court Act

Every section of the New York Family Court Act, in order — 700 sections. Source: NY Senate Open Legislation, current through November 4, 2026.

• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 355.4 — Provisions for routine medical, dental and mental health services and treatment
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 355.5 — Permanency hearing
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 360.1 — Jurisdiction and supervision of respondent placed on probation
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 360.2 — Petition of violation
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 360.3 — Hearing on violation
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 365.1 — Appeal; authorized as of right
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 365.2 — Appeal by permission
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 365.3 — Notice of appeal
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 370.1 — Securing the attendance of witnesses; securing certain testimony
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 375.1 — Order upon termination of a delinquency action in favor of the respondent
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 375.2 — Motion to seal after a finding
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 375.3 — Expungement of court records
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 380.1 — Nature and effect of adjudication
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 381.1 — Transfer of records and information to institutions and agencies
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 381.2 — Use of records in other courts
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 381.3 — Use of police records
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 385.1 — Reports
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 385.2 — Consolidation of records within a city having a population of one million or more
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 411 — Jurisdiction
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 412 — Married person's duty to support spouse
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 413 — Parents' duty to support child
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 413-a — Review and cost of living adjustment of child support orders
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 413-b — Support orders for certain adult dependents
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 415 — Duties to support recipient of public assistance or welfare and patients in institutions in the department of mental hygiene
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 416 — Elements of support; provisions for accident, life and health insurance benefits
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 417 — Child of ceremonial marriage
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 418 — Genetic marker and DNA tests; admissibility of records or reports of test results; costs of tests
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 421 — Venue
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 422 — Persons who may originate proceedings
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 423 — Petition; prior demand not required
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 424 — Probation services
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 424-a — Compulsory financial disclosure
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 425 — Agreement to support; pilot program for use of alternative dispute resolution to obtain agreements to support
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 426 — Issuance of summons
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 427 — Service of summons
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 428 — Issuance of warrant; certificate of warrant
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 429 — Sequestration of respondent's property
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 430 — Temporary order of protection
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 431 — Preliminary procedure on warrant
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 432 — Procedure before court
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 433 — Hearing
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 434 — Order for temporary child support
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 434-a — Order for temporary spousal support
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 435 — Procedure; adjournment; confidentiality of requests
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 436 — Competence of spouse
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 437 — Presumption of sufficient means
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 437-a — Referral to work programs
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 438 — Counsel fees
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 439 — Support magistrates
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 439-a — Expedited process
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 440 — Order of support
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 441 — Order dismissing petition
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 442 — Order of support by a spouse
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 443 — Order of support by parent
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 445 — Order of support by relative; duration
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 446 — Order of protection
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 446-a — Firearms; surrender and license suspension, revocation and ineligibility
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 447 — Order of visitation
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 448 — Enforcement by income deduction
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 449 — Effective date of order of support
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 451 — Continuing jurisdiction
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 453 — Petition; violation of court order
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 454 — Powers of the court on violation of a support order
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 455 — Commitment
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 456 — Probation
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 457 — Order of sequestration on failure to obey support order
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 458-a — Enforcement of arrears; Suspension of driving privileges
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 458-b — Child support proceedings and enforcement of arrears; suspension of state professional, occupational and business licenses
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 458-c — Child support proceedings and enforcement of arrears; suspension of recreational licenses
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 459 — Additional arrears
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 460 — Entry and docketing of a money judgment
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 461 — Duty to support child after separation agreement, separation, or termination of marriage
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 462 — Effect of support order in matrimonial action on duration of family court support order for child
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 463 — Effect of separation agreement on duty to support a spouse
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 464 — Effect of pendency of action for divorce, separation or annulment on petition for support of a spouse
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 465 — Effect of denial of support in action for separation
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 466 — Effect of granting of support in action for divorce, separation or annulment
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 467 — Referral by supreme court of applications to fix custody in action for divorce, separation or annulment
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 469 — Rules of court; venue
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 471 — Undertaking for support and cash deposits
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 472 — Undertaking to be filed
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 473 — Substitution of surety
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 474 — Default
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 475 — Procedure as to defaults
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 476 — Forfeitures applied to support of petitioner
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 477 — Surrender of respondent by surety
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 478 — Termination of surety's liability
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 479 — When new security required
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 511 — Jurisdiction
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 512 — Definitions
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 513 — Obligation of parents
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 514 — Liability of father to mother
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 515 — Governmental obligation to child
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 516-a — Acknowledgment of parentage
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 517 — Time for instituting proceedings
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 518 — Effect of death, absence, or mental illness of mother
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 519 — Effect of death, absence or mental illness of putative father
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 521 — Venue
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 522 — Persons who may originate proceedings
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 523 — Petition
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 524 — Issuance of summons
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 525 — Service of summons
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 526 — Issuance of warrant
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 527 — Preliminary procedure on warrant
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 528 — Procedure before court
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 531 — Hearing
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 531-a — Testimony by telephone, audio-visual means or other electronic means
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 532 — Genetic marker and DNA tests; admissibility of records or reports of test results; costs of tests
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 533 — Adjournment on application of party
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 534 — Adjournment on motion of court
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 535 — Counsel for social services commissioner
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 536 — Counsel fees
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 541 — Order dismissing petition
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 542 — Order of filiation
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 543 — Transmission of order of filiation
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 544 — Transmission of abrogation of filiation order
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 545 — Order of support by parents
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 546 — Payment to parent or support collection unit
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 547 — Substitution of trustee
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 548 — Compliance with orders
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 548-a — Paternity or child support proceedings; suspension of driving privileges
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 548-b — Paternity or child support proceedings; suspension of state professional, occupational and business licenses
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 548-c — Paternity or child support proceedings; suspension of recreational licenses
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 549 — Order of visitation
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 550 — Temporary order of protection
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 551 — Order of protection
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 552 — Firearms; surrender and license suspension, revocation and ineligibility
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 561 — Proceedings to compel support by mother
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 562 — Proceedings to compel support by mother and father
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 563 — Paternity and support proceedings combined; apportionment
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 564 — Order of filiation in other proceedings
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 565 — A proceeding to challenge testing directive
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 571 — Enforcement of support and establishment of paternity
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-101 — Short title
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-102 — Definitions
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-103 — State tribunal and state support enforcement agencies
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-104 — Remedies cumulative
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-105 — Application of the article to a resident of a foreign country and foreign support proceedings
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-201 — Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-202 — Duration of personal jurisdiction
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-203 — Initiating and responding tribunal of state
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-204 — Simultaneous proceedings
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-205 — Continuing exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-206 — Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-207 — Determination of controlling child support order
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-208 — Child support orders for two or more obligees
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-209 — Credit for payments
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-210 — Application of article to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-211 — Continuing exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal-support order
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-301 — Proceedings under article
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-302 — Proceeding by a minor parent
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-303 — Application of law of state
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-304 — Duties of initiating tribunal
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-305 — Duties and powers of responding tribunal
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-306 — Inappropriate tribunal
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-307 — Duties of support enforcement agency
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-308 — Duty of certain state officials
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-309 — Private counsel
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-310 — Duties of state information agency
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-311 — Pleadings and accompanying documents
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-312 — Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-313 — Costs and fees
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-314 — Limited immunity of petitioner
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-315 — Nonparentage as defense
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-316 — Special rules of evidence and procedure
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-317 — Communications between tribunals
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-318 — Assistance with discovery
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-319 — Receipt and disbursement of payments
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-401 — Establishment of support order
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-402 — Proceeding to determine parentage
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-501 — Employer's receipt of income withholding order of another state
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-502 — Employer's compliance with income withholding order of another state
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-503 — Compliance with multiple income withholding orders
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-504 — Immunity from civil liability
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-505 — Penalties for noncompliance
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-506 — Contest by obligor
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-507 — Administrative enforcement of orders
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-601 — Registration of order for enforcement
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-602 — Procedure to register order for enforcement
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-603 — Effect of registration for enforcement
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-604 — Choice of law
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-605 — Notice of registration of order
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-606 — Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-607 — Contest of registration or enforcement
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-608 — Confirmed order
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-609 — Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-610 — Effect of registration for modification
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-611 — Modification of child support order of another state
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-612 — Recognition of order modified in another state
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-613 — Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-614 — Notice to issuing tribunal of modification
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-615 — Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-616 — Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-701 — Definitions
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-702 — Applicability
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-703 — Relationship of office of temporary and disability assistance to United States central authority
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-704 — Initiation by state support enforcement agencies of support proceeding under Convention
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-705 — Direct request
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-706 — Registration of Convention support order
• N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-707 — Contest of registered Convention support order