N.Y. Family Court Act § 331.1: Discovery; definition of terms

§ 331.1. Discovery; definition of terms. The following definitions are

applicable to this section and sections 331.2 through 331.7.

1. "Demand to produce" means a written notice served by and on a

party, without leave of the court, demanding to inspect property

pursuant to section 331.2 or 331.3 and giving reasonable notice of the

time at which the demanding party wishes to inspect the property

designated.

2. "Attorneys' work product" means property to the extent that it

contains the opinions, theories or conclusions of the presentment

agency, counsel for the respondent or members of their staffs.

3. "Property" means any existing tangible personal or real property,

including but not limited to, books, records, reports, memoranda,

papers, photographs, tapes or other electronic recordings, articles of

clothing, fingerprints, blood samples, fingernail scrapings or

handwriting specimens, but excluding attorneys' work product.

4. "Co-respondent" means a person whose name appears in the petition

pursuant to paragraph (i) of subdivision three of section 311.1.