{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-580-204","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Family Court Act § 580-204","heading":"Simultaneous proceedings","body":"§ 580-204. Simultaneous proceedings. (a) A tribunal of this state may\nexercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or\ncomparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state\nor a foreign country only if:\n  (1) the petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before\nthe expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign\ncountry for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of\njurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;\n  (2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of\njurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and\n  (3) if relevant, this state is the home state of the child.\n  (b) A tribunal of this state may not exercise jurisdiction to\nestablish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is\nfiled before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state\nor a foreign country if:\n  (1) the petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign\ncountry is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this state\nfor filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of\njurisdiction by this state;\n  (2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of\njurisdiction in this state; and\n  (3) if relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state\nof the child.","path":["Family Court Act","Article 5-B. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","Part 2. Jurisdiction"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/FCT/580-204","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"91a09f9109d1cfb2f62a0781af70b7a927d9c298d0568c4d64623737f6c5d523","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-580-203","next":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-580-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}