N.Y. Family Court Act § 423: Petition; prior demand not required

§ 423. Petition; prior demand not required. Proceedings under this

article are commenced by the filing of a petition, which may be made on

information and belief. The petitioner need not make a demand upon the

respondent for support as a condition precedent to the filing of a

petition for support. Any such petition for the establishment,

modification and/or enforcement of a child support obligation for

persons not in receipt of family assistance, which contains a request

for child support enforcement services completed in a manner as

specified in section one hundred eleven-g of the social services law,

shall constitute an application for such services.