{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-580-710","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Family Court Act § 580-710","heading":"Foreign support agreement","body":"§ 580-710. Foreign support agreement. (a) Except as otherwise provided\nin subdivisions (c) and (d) of this section, a tribunal of this state\nshall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in\nthis state.\n  (b) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement\nof a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by:\n  (1) a complete text of the foreign support agreement; and\n  (2) a record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable\nas an order of support in the issuing country.\n  (c) A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a foreign\nsupport agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds\nthat recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with\npublic policy.\n  (d) In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of this\nstate may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it\nfinds:\n  (1) recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly\nincompatible with public policy;\n  (2) the agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;\n  (3) the agreement is incompatible with a support order involving the\nsame parties and having the same purpose in this state, another state,\nor a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition and\nenforcement under this article in this state; or\n  (4) the record submitted under subdivision (b) of this section lacks\nauthenticity or integrity.\n  (e) A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support\nagreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or\nappeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign\ncountry.","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/580-710","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"0c98f9e54d4ce27c08630d53236483fdad9a9ee7618018acf36c36a1f551212a","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-580-709","next":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-580-711"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}