{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "fca", "section": "423", "citation": "FCA § 423", "heading": "Petition; prior demand not required", "text": ["§ 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."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/423", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "Proceedings start by **filing a petition** (may be on information and belief). **No prior demand** on the respondent is required. ★ A petition requesting **child support enforcement services** (SSL § 111-g) counts as an application for those services.", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/fca/423", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}