{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-debtor-creditor-law-279","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Debtor \u0026 Creditor Law § 279","heading":"Governing law","body":"§ 279. Governing law. (a) In this section, the following rules\ndetermine a debtor's location:\n  (1) A debtor who is an individual is located at the individual's\nprincipal residence.\n  (2) A debtor that is an organization and has only one place of\nbusiness is located at its place of business.\n  (3) A debtor that is an organization and has more than one place of\nbusiness is located at its chief executive office.\n  (b) A claim for relief in the nature of a claim for relief under this\narticle is governed by the local law of the jurisdiction in which the\ndebtor is located when the transfer is made or the obligation is\nincurred.","path":["Debtor \u0026 Creditor Law","Article 10. Uniform Voidable Transactions Act"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/DCD/279","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"8b6a9219322eafcbc0ae99c8bdbf7b91b683cde11e995e0d5c5ed403cb9b5067","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-debtor-creditor-law-278","next":"us-ny/n.y.-debtor-creditor-law-280"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}