{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "fca", "section": "580-301", "citation": "FCA § 580-301", "heading": "Proceedings under article", "text": ["§ 580-301. Proceedings under article. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, this part applies to all proceedings under this article.", "(b) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this article by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/580-301", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "- **(a)** This part applies to **all** proceedings under the article (unless stated otherwise).\n- **(b)** An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may start a proceeding by **filing in an initiating tribunal** for forwarding, or by **filing directly** in another state's/country's tribunal that can get personal jurisdiction over the respondent.", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/fca/580-301", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}