FCA § 580-104

Remedies cumulative

§ 580-104. Remedies cumulative. (a) Remedies provided by this article are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity.

(b) This article does not:

(1) provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a support order under the law of this state; or

(2) grant a tribunal of this state jurisdiction to render judgment or issue an order relating to child custody or visitation in a proceeding under this article.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/580-104

In plain English

(a) UIFSA's remedies are cumulative — they don't cut off remedies under other law or recognition of a foreign order by comity.
(b) UIFSA is not the exclusive way to establish/enforce support, and it does not give a NY tribunal jurisdiction over child custody or visitation. ★

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.