{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-526","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Family Court Act § 526","heading":"Issuance of warrant","body":"§ 526. Issuance of warrant. The court may issue a warrant, directing\nthat the respondent be arrested and brought before the court, when a\npetition is presented to the court under section five hundred\ntwenty-three and it appears that\n  (a) the summons cannot be served; or\n  (b) the respondent has failed to obey the summons; or\n  (c) the respondent is likely to leave the jurisdiction; or\n  (d) a summons, in the court's opinion, would be ineffectual; or\n  (e) the safety of the petitioner is endangered; or\n  (f) a respondent on bail or on parole has failed to appear.","path":["Family Court Act","Article 5. Paternity Proceedings","Part 2. Venue and Preliminary Procedure"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/FCT/526","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"f5d4302d8dd1d489e3cb75668e8f7edbcab413129591a177dacdc3da7fd4d851","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-525","next":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-527"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}