New York Laws
Title 3 - Enforcement
77 - Definitions.

ยง 77. Definitions. As used in this title:

1. "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for
return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of
International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody
determination.

2. "Respondent" means a person against whom a proceeding has been
commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
or enforcement of a child custody determination.