N.Y. Debtor & Creditor Law § 67: Hearing

§ 67. Hearing. On the day specified in the order, and before any other

proceedings are taken in the matter, the petitioner must present to the

court, and file with the clerk, proof, to the satisfaction of the court,

that the order has been published and served, as prescribed in the last

section; and thereupon, on the same day, or upon the day to which the

hearing is adjourned, the court must hear the allegations and proofs of

the parties appearing. Proof of personal service of a copy of the order

upon any person, must be made, in like manner as proof of the personal

service of a summons, in an action brought in the supreme court.