N.Y. Family Court Act § 580-307: Duties of support enforcement agency

§ 580-307. Duties of support enforcement agency. (a) A support

enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services

to a petitioner in a proceeding under this article.

(b) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing

services to the petitioner shall:

(1) take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this

state, another state or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over

the respondent;

(2) request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time and place for

a hearing;

(3) make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information,

including information as to income and property of the parties;

(4) within ten days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal

holidays, after receipt of notice in a record from an initiating,

responding or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the

petitioner;

(5) within ten days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal

holidays, after receipt of communication in a record from the respondent

or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the communication to the

petitioner; and

(6) notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot

be obtained.

(c) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests

registration of a child support order in this state for enforcement or

for modification shall make reasonable efforts:

(1) to ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling

order; or

(2) if two or more child support orders exist and the identity of the

controlling order has not been determined, to ensure that a request for

such a determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.

(d) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests

registration and enforcement of a support order, arrears or judgment

stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amounts stated in the

foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the

applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.

(e) A support enforcement agency of this state shall issue or request

a tribunal of this state to issue a child support order and an income

withholding order that redirect payment of current support, arrears, and

interest if requested to do so by a support enforcement agency of

another state pursuant to section 580-319 of this part.

(f) This article does not create or negate a relationship of attorney

and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement

agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted

by the agency.