{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cplr", "section": "1209", "citation": "CPLR § 1209", "heading": "Arbitration of controversy involving infant, judicially declared incompetent or conservatee", "text": ["§ 1209. Arbitration of controversy involving infant, judicially declared incompetent or conservatee. A controversy involving an infant, person judicially declared to be incompetent or conservatee shall not be submitted to arbitration except pursuant to a court order made upon application of the representative of such infant, incompetent or conservatee; provided, however, that a claim brought on behalf of an infant pursuant to paragraph one or two of subdivision (f) of section three thousand four hundred twenty of the insurance law may be submitted to arbitration without a court order."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/1209", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A dispute involving a child, judicially declared incompetent person, or conservatee generally may go to arbitration only through a **court order requested by that person’s representative**. ★ The stated exception allows certain claims brought for a child under paragraph 1 or 2 of subdivision (f) of section 3420 of the Insurance Law to be arbitrated without a court order.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cplr/1209", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}