N.Y. Family Court Act § 580-301: Proceedings under article

§ 580-301. Proceedings under article. (a) Except as otherwise provided

in this article, this part applies to all proceedings under this

article.

(b) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may

initiate a proceeding authorized under this article by filing a petition

in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by

filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of

another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal

jurisdiction over the respondent.