N.Y. Family Court Act § 154: State-wide process

§ 154. State-wide process. (a) The family court may send process or

other mandates in any matter in which it has jurisdiction into any

county of the state for service or execution in like manner and with the

same force and effect as similar process or mandates of county courts as

provided by law.

(b) In a proceeding to establish paternity or to establish, modify or

enforce support, the court may send process without the state in the

same manner and with the same effect as process sent within the state in

the exercise of personal jurisdiction over any person subject to the

jurisdiction of the court under section three hundred one or three

hundred two of the civil practice law and rules or under section 580-201

of article five-B of the family court act, notwithstanding that such

person is not a resident or domiciliary of the state.

(c) In a proceeding arising under article four, five, six, eight or

ten of this act in which an order of protection is sought or in which a

violation of an order of protection is alleged, the court may send

process without the state in the same manner and with the same effect as

process sent within the state in the exercise of personal jurisdiction

over any person, subject to the jurisdiction of the court under section

three hundred one or three hundred two of the civil practice law and

rules, notwithstanding that such person is not a resident or domiciliary

of the state, so long as: (1) the act or acts giving rise to the

application for issuance or enforcement of the order of protection

occurred within the state; and (2) the applicant for the order of

protection resides or is domiciled in the state or has substantial

contacts in the state, including but not limited to, presence on a

regular basis in the state. Upon good cause shown, the court may issue a

temporary order of protection in accordance with article four, five,

six, eight or ten of this act. Where personal jurisdiction over a

non-resident or non-domiciliary respondent would not be obtainable but

for this subdivision, the papers to be served shall include a

conspicuous notice that the exercise of such jurisdiction is limited to

the issue of the order of protection. Where service of a petition and

summons upon a non-resident or non-domiciliary respondent is required,

such service shall be made at least twenty days before the return date.

Where service is effected on an out-of-state respondent and the

respondent defaults by failing to appear, the court may on its own

motion, or upon application of any party or the attorney for the child,

proceed to a hearing with respect to issuance or enforcement of the

order of protection. Nothing in this section shall be construed to

affect or alter the exercise of personal jurisdiction with respect to

issues other than the order of protection.