FCA § 1115

Notices of appeal

§ 1115. Notices of appeal. An appeal as of right shall be taken by filing the original notice of appeal with the clerk of the family court in which the order was made and from which the appeal is taken.

A notice of appeal shall be served on any adverse party as provided for in subdivision one of section five thousand five hundred fifteen of the civil practice law and rules and upon the child's attorney, if any. The appellant shall file two copies of such notice, together with proof of service, with the clerk of the family court who shall forthwith transmit one copy of such notice to the clerk of the appropriate appellate division or as otherwise required by such appellate division.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/1115

In plain English

An appeal as of right is taken by filing the original notice of appeal with the clerk of the Family Court that made the order. ★
The notice is served on any adverse party per CPLR § 5515(1) and on the child's attorney, if any.
★ The appellant files two copies of the notice plus proof of service with the Family Court clerk, who forthwith transmits one copy to the appropriate Appellate Division clerk.

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 5 — The JG-22 Family Court Act and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.