Support, paternity and child protection
§ 817. Support, paternity and child protection. On its own motion and at any time in proceedings under this article, the court may direct the filing of a child protective petition under article ten of this chapter, a support petition under article four, or a paternity petition under article five of this act and consolidate the proceedings.
On its own motion and at any time, the court may direct filing of a child protective petition (Art. 10), a support petition (Art. 4), or a paternity petition (Art. 5) and consolidate the proceedings.
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.
This provision appears in Volume 5 — The JG-22 Family Court Act and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.