N.Y. Family Court Act § 449: Effective date of order of support

§ 449. Effective date of order of support. 1. Any order of spousal

support made under this article shall be effective as of the date of the

filing of the petition therefor, and any retroactive amount of support

due shall be paid in one sum or periodic sums, as the court shall

direct, to the petitioner, to the custodial parent or to third persons.

Any amount of temporary support which has been paid shall be taken into

account in calculating any amount of retroactive support due.

2. Any order of child support made under this article shall be

effective as of the earlier of the date of the filing of the petition

therefor, or, if the children for whom support is sought are in receipt

of public assistance, the date for which their eligibility for public

assistance was effective. Any retroactive amount of support due shall be

support arrears/past-due support and shall be paid in one sum or

periodic sums, as the court shall direct, to the petitioner, to the

custodial parent or to third persons. Any amount of temporary support

which has been paid shall be taken into account in calculating any

amount of retroactive support due. In addition, such retroactive child

support shall be enforceable in any manner provided by law including,

but not limited to, an execution for support enforcement pursuant to

subdivision (b) of section fifty-two hundred forty-one of the civil

practice law and rules.