N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 77-h: Service of petition and order

§ 77-h. Service of petition and order. Except as otherwise provided in

section seventy-seven-j of this title, the petition and order must be

served, by any method authorized by the law of this state, upon

respondent and any person who has physical custody of the child. Service

may be made outside the state in the manner prescribed by section

seventy-five-g of this article.