N.Y. Family Court Act § 424: Probation services

§ 424. Probation services. 1. A local probation service may provide

services to a party seeking to establish, modify or enforce a support

obligation where there is a contract with the appropriate social

services district for the performance of support collection services

under section one hundred eleven-h of the social services law.

2. A local probation service may provide services to persons ordered

to pay support seeking to modify such orders.

3. The probation service may not prevent any person who wishes to file

a petition under this article from having access to the court for that

purpose nor may the probation service compel any person to appear at any

conference, produce any papers or visit any place.