FCA § 580-105

Application of the article to a resident of a foreign country and foreign support proceedings

§ 580-105. Application of the article to a resident of a foreign country and foreign support proceedings. (a) A tribunal of this state shall apply parts one through six of this article and, as applicable, part seven of this article, to a support proceeding involving:

(1) a foreign support order;

(2) a foreign tribunal; or

(3) an obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.

(b) A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of parts one through six of this article.

(c) Part seven of this article applies only to a support proceeding under the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of part seven of this article is inconsistent with parts one through six of this article, part seven of this article controls.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/580-105

In plain English

(a) A NY tribunal applies Parts 1–6 (and Part 7 as applicable) to a support proceeding involving a foreign support order, a foreign tribunal, or an obligee/obligor/child residing in a foreign country.
(b) A NY tribunal recognizing/enforcing an order on comity may apply the procedures of Parts 1–6.
(c) Part 7 applies only to Convention proceedings; if Part 7 conflicts with Parts 1–6, Part 7 controls. ★

# Part 2 — Jurisdiction

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.