{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-580-704","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Family Court Act § 580-704","heading":"Initiation by state support enforcement agencies of support proceeding under Convention","body":"§ 580-704. Initiation by state support enforcement agencies of support\nproceeding under Convention. (a) In a support proceeding under this\npart, the support enforcement agencies of this state shall:\n  (1) transmit and receive applications; and\n  (2) initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding\nan application in a tribunal of this state.\n  (b) The following support proceedings are available to an obligee\nunder the Convention:\n  (1) recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support\norder;\n  (2) enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this state;\n  (3) establishment of a support order if there is no existing order,\nincluding, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child;\n  (4) establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign\nsupport order is refused under paragraph two, four or nine of\nsubdivision (b) of section 580-708 of this part;\n  (5) modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and\n  (6) modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or\na foreign country.\n  (c) The following support proceedings are available under the\nConvention to an obligor against which there is an existing support\norder:\n  (1) recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an\nexisting support order of a tribunal of this state;\n  (2) modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and\n  (3) modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or\na foreign country.\n  (d) A tribunal of this state may not require security, bond or\ndeposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and\nexpenses in proceedings under the Convention.","path":["Family Court Act","Article 5-B. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","Part 7. Support Proceedings Under Convention"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/FCT/580-704","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"2d175ee90417e175ac9476e559aa3907052fdb893f023ec16f17288cec8a6c2a","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-580-703","next":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-580-705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}