N.Y. Correction Law § 356: Proceedings on return of order to show cause

§ 356. Proceedings on return of order to show cause. Upon the return

of an order to show cause, made as prescribed in the last section, proof

of the service thereof, as required thereby, must first be made;

whereupon the court must hear the allegations and proofs of the

creditors, and other persons interested in the estate, who appear. Where

the prisoner is indebted to any person, the court must appoint one or

more trustees, unless the persons interested in the prisoner's property

pay the debt, or give such security, as the court prescribes, for the

payment thereof, either absolutely, or contingently upon a recovery in

an action; in which case or where the prisoner is not indebted, the

court may grant or deny the prayer of the petition, as justice requires.