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N.Y. Family Court Act § 474: Default

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  1. Family Court Act
  2. Article 4. Support Proceedings
  3. Part 7. Undertaking

§ 474. Default. A default in the terms of the order shall constitute a

breach of the undertaking. When there has been a default the court shall

cause an affidavit to be drawn, verified and filed by any person

familiar with the facts. The surety shall thereupon be personally

served, or served by registered mail at the address given in the

undertaking or subsequent address furnished by said surety in writing,

with notice of such default and shall be required to attend at the court

on a day certain and show cause why judgment should not be entered on

the undertaking and the amount thereof applied to the relief of the

petitioner for the amount in default. If the surety appears and pays the

amount in arrears the court may remit the forfeiture. Inability to serve

the surety shall not be prejudicial to the renewal of proceedings

against the respondent.

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