FCA § 174

Transfer of proceedings to another county

§ 174. Transfer of proceedings to another county. The family court in a county may for good cause transfer a proceeding to a family court in any other county where the proceeding might have been originated and shall transfer a proceeding laying venue in the wrong county to a family court in any county where the proceeding might have been originated.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/174

In plain English

A court may for good cause transfer a proceeding to another county where it could have originated, and must transfer one where venue was laid in the wrong county. ★

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.