N.Y. Family Court Act § 154-c: Orders of protection; procedural requirements

§ 154-c. Orders of protection; procedural requirements. 1. Expiration

dates. Any order of protection or temporary order of protection issued

under articles three, four, five, six, seven, eight, ten and ten-A of

this act shall plainly state the date that such order expires.

2. Modifications of orders of protection. Except as provided in

subdivision two of section one hundred fifty-four-d of this act, any

motion to vacate or modify any order of protection or temporary order of

protection issued under this act shall be on notice to the non-moving

party and the child's attorney, if any.

3. Pleadings and requisite findings. No order of protection may direct

any party to observe conditions of behavior unless: (i) the party

requesting the order of protection has served and filed a petition or

counter-claim in accordance with article four, five, six or eight of

this act and, (ii) the court has made a finding on the record that such

party is entitled to issuance of the order of protection which may

result from a judicial finding of fact, judicial acceptance of an

admission by the party against whom the order was issued or judicial

finding that the party against whom the order is issued has given

knowing, intelligent and voluntary consent to its issuance. Nothing

herein shall be deemed to limit or restrict the authority of the court

to issue a temporary order of protection on an ex parte basis.