N.Y. Family Court Act § 217: Orders; filing and service

§ 217. Orders; filing and service. 1. An order shall be in writing and

signed with the judge's signature or initials by the judge who made it.

The form of such order shall be promulgated by the chief administrator

of the courts pursuant to section two hundred fourteen of this article.

2. The original of an order of the family court shall be filed with

the clerk of the family court in the county in which the family court

making the order is located.

3. The court shall file or direct the filing of an order within twenty

days of the decision of the court. If the court directs that such order

be settled on notice, such twenty day period shall commence on the date

on which such order is settled.

4. The court shall direct service of a copy of an order in whatever

manner it deems appropriate. If the court makes no direction, the

applicable provisions of the civil practice law and rules shall apply.

Where the clerk of the court is directed to serve such order, the clerk

shall note in the court record the manner and date of service and the

person to whom such order was served.