{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "fca", "section": "580-307", "citation": "FCA § 580-307", "heading": "Duties of support enforcement agency", "text": ["§ 580-307. Duties of support enforcement agency. (a) A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under this article.", "(b) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the petitioner shall:", "(1) take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this state, another state or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;", "(2) request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time and place for a hearing;", "(3) make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to income and property of the parties;", "(4) within ten days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of notice in a record from an initiating, responding or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner;", "(5) within ten days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner; and", "(6) notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.", "(c) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration of a child support order in this state for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable efforts:", "(1) to ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order; or", "(2) if two or more child support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order has not been determined, to ensure that a request for such a determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.", "(d) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration and enforcement of a support order, arrears or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.", "(e) A support enforcement agency of this state shall issue or request a tribunal of this state to issue a child support order and an income withholding order that redirect payment of current support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support enforcement agency of another state pursuant to section 580-319 of this part.", "(f) This article does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/580-307", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "- **(a)** On request, a NY support enforcement agency **provides services** to a petitioner.\n- **(b)** It must: take steps to enable **jurisdiction** over the respondent; request a **hearing date**; gather income/property info; **within 10 days** (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays) of receiving notice from a tribunal, **send a copy to the petitioner**; **within 10 days** likewise forward the respondent's communications; and notify the petitioner if **jurisdiction can't be obtained.** ★\n- **(c)** If it requests registration for enforcement/modification, it must ensure the order is the **controlling order** (or seek a determination).\n- **(d)** It **converts foreign currency** amounts to dollars.\n- **(e)** It issues/requests **redirected-payment** orders when another state's agency asks (§ 580-319).\n- **(f)** The article creates **no attorney-client relationship** between the agency (or its attorney) and the assisted individual.", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/fca/580-307", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}