{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-817","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Family Court Act § 817","heading":"Support, paternity and child protection","body":"§ 817. Support, paternity and child protection. On its own motion and\nat any time in proceedings under this article, the court may direct the\nfiling of a child protective petition under article ten of this chapter,\na support petition under article four, or a paternity petition under\narticle five of this act and consolidate the proceedings.","path":["Family Court Act","Article 8. Family Offenses Proceedings","Part 1. Jurisdiction"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/FCT/817","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"867658a54b870795d406898893ba0cef9b0b91e25870a0c30b431ce9d5ef1c43","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-815","next":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-818"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}