N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 423

Current through 2024 NY Law Chapter 443
Section 423 - Petition; prior demand not required

Proceedings under this article are commenced by the filing of a petition, which may be made on information and belief. The petitioner need not make a demand upon the respondent for support as a condition precedent to the filing of a petition for support. Any such petition for the establishment, modification and/or enforcement of a child support obligation for persons not in receipt of family assistance, which contains a request for child support enforcement services completed in a manner as specified in section one hundred eleven-g of the social services law, shall constitute an application for such services.

N.Y. Family Court Law § 423