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N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 76-d: Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder

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  1. Domestic Relations Law
  2. Article 5-A. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
  3. Title 2. Jurisdiction

§ 76-d. Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder. 1. Before a child

custody determination is made under this article, notice and an

opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of section

seventy-five-g of this article must be given to all persons entitled to

notice under the law of this state as in child custody proceedings

between residents of this state, any parent whose parental rights have

not been previously terminated, and any person having physical custody

of the child.

2. This article does not govern the enforceability of a child custody

determination made without notice or an opportunity to be heard.

3. The obligation to join a party and the right to intervene as a

party in a child custody proceeding under this article are governed by

the laws of this state as in child custody proceedings between residents

of this state.

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