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N.Y. Family Court Act § 156: Contempts

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  1. Family Court Act
  2. Article 1. Family Court Established
  3. Part 5. General Powers

§ 156. Contempts. The provisions of the judiciary law relating to

civil and criminal contempts shall apply to the family court in any

proceeding in which it has jurisdiction under this act or any other law,

and a violation of an order of the family court in any such proceeding

which directs a party, person, association, agency, institution,

partnership or corporation to do an act or refrain from doing an act

shall be punishable under such provisions of the judiciary law, unless a

specific punishment or other remedy for such violation is provided in

this act or any other law.

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