N.Y. Family Court Act § 143: Authority to attend meetings of association

§ 143. Authority to attend meetings of association. Judges discharging

the duties of family court judge may attend conferences and meetings of

the association of judges of the family court, and the fiscal

authorities responsible for paying their respective salaries are

authorized and required to approve and pay the necessary traveling

expenses incurred by such judges in attending such conferences and

meetings, if within the authorized appropriation.