New York Laws
DOM - Domestic Relations

11-A - Duty of City Clerk in Certain Cities of the First Class; Facsimile Signature of Said Clerk Authorized. - § 11-a. Duty of city clerk in certain cities of...

11-B - Registration of Persons Performing Marriage Ceremonies in the City of New York. - § 11-b. Registration of persons performing marriage ceremonies in the...

11-C - Marriage Officers. - § 11-c. Marriage officers. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section...

11-D - One-Day Marriage Officiant License. - § 11-d. One-day marriage officiant license. 1. A town or...

12 - Marriage, How Solemnized. - § 12. Marriage, how solemnized. No particular form or ceremony...

13 - Marriage Licenses. - § 13. Marriage licenses. It shall be necessary for all...

13-AA - Test to Determine the Presence of Sickle Cell Anemia. - § 13-aa. Test to determine the presence of sickle cell...

13-B - Time Within Which Marriage May Be Solemnized. - § 13-b. Time within which marriage may be solemnized. A...

13-C - Twenty-Four Hour Provision Waived in Certain Cases. - * § 13-c. Twenty-four hour provision waived in certain cases....

13-D - Duty of Clerk Issuing Marriage License. - § 13-d. Duty of clerk issuing marriage license. 1. It...

14 - Town and City Clerks to Issue Marriage Licenses; Form. - § 14. Town and city clerks to issue marriage licenses;...

14-A - Town and City Clerks to Issue Certificates of Marriage Registration; Form. - § 14-a. Town and city clerks to issue certificates of...

15 - Duty of Town and City Clerks. - (b) Every application for a marriage license shall contain a...

15-A - Marriages of Minors Under Eighteen Years of Age. - § 15-a. Marriages of minors under eighteen years of age....

15-B - Temporary Provisions Authorizing Issuance of Marriage License, Upon Court Order, Without Consent of a Parent in Armed Forces of United States, Merchan - * § 15-b. Temporary provisions authorizing issuance of marriage license,...

16 - False Statements and Affidavits. - § 16. False statements and affidavits. Any person who shall...

17 - Clergyman or Officer Violating Article; Penalty. - § 17. Clergyman or officer violating article; penalty. If any...

18 - Clergymen or Officer, When Protected. - § 18. Clergymen or officer, when protected. Any such clergymen...

19 - Records to Be Kept by Town and City Clerks. - (b) Such photocopy or photographic film shall be deemed to...

19-A - Marriages on Vessels; Reports and Records. - § 19-a. Marriages on vessels; reports and records. The master,...

20 - Records to Be Kept by the State Department of Health and the City Clerk of the City of New York. - § 20. Records to be kept by the state department...

20-A - Certified Transcripts of Records; State Commissioner of Health May Furnish. - § 20-a. Certified transcripts of records; state commissioner of health...

20-B - Certification of Marriage; State Commissioner of Health May Furnish. - § 20-b. Certification of marriage; state commissioner of health may...

20-C - Certification of Marriage; New Certificate in Case of Subsequent Change of Name or Gender. - § 20-c. Certification of marriage; new certificate in case of...

21 - Forms and Books to Be Furnished. - § 21. Forms and books to be furnished. The proper...

22 - Penalty for Violation. - § 22. Penalty for violation. Any town or city clerk...

23 - Supervision of and Inspection of Town and City Clerks' Records by State Commissioner of Health. - § 23. Supervision of and inspection of town and city...

24 - Effect of Marriage on Legitimacy of Children. - § 24. Effect of marriage on legitimacy of children. 1....

25 - License, When to Be Obtained. - § 25. License, when to be obtained. The provisions of...

Article 4 - Certain Rights and Liabilities of Husband and Wife

50 - Property of Married Woman. - § 50. Property of married woman. Property, real or personal,...

52 - Insurance of Married Person's Life. - § 52. Insurance of married person's life. The right of...

58 - Pardon Not to Restore Marital Rights. - § 58. Pardon not to restore marital rights. A pardon...

61 - Married Person's Domicile. - § 61. Married person's domicile. The domicile of a married...

Article 5 - The Custody and Wages of Children

70 - Habeas Corpus for Child Detained by Parent. - (b) Any order under this section which applies to rights...

71 - Special Proceeding or Habeas Corpus to Obtain Visitation Rights in Respect to Certain Infant Siblings. - § 71. Special proceeding or habeas corpus to obtain visitation...

72 - Special Proceeding or Habeas Corpus to Obtain Visitation Rights or Custody in Respect to Certain Infant Grandchildren. - (b) For the purposes of this section "extended disruption of...

74 - Certain Provisions Relating to the Custody of Children by Persons Who Are Not the Parents of Such Children. - § 74. Certain provisions relating to the custody of children...

Article 5-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

Title 1 - General Provisions

75 - Short Title and Statement of Legislative Intent. - § 75. Short title and statement of legislative intent. 1....

75-A - Definitions. - (a) has physical custody of the child or has had...

75-B - Proceedings Governed by Other Laws. - § 75-b. Proceedings governed by other laws. This article does...

75-C - Application to Indian Tribes. - § 75-c. Application to Indian tribes. 1. A child custody...

75-D - International Application of Article. - § 75-d. International application of article. 1. A court of...

75-E - Effect of Child Custody Determination. - § 75-e. Effect of child custody determination. A child custody...

75-F - Priority. - § 75-f. Priority. If a question of existence or exercise...

75-G - Notice to Persons Outside State. - (a) by personal delivery outside the state in the manner...

75-H - Appearance and Limited Immunity. - § 75-h. Appearance and limited immunity. 1. A party to...

75-I - Communication Between Courts. - § 75-i. Communication between courts. 1. A court of this...

75-J - Taking Testimony in Another State. - § 75-j. Taking testimony in another state. 1. In addition...

75-K - Cooperation Between Courts; Preservation of Records. - (a) hold an evidentiary hearing; (b) order a person to...

75-L - Military Service by Parent; Effect on Child Custody Orders Pursuant to This Article. - § 75-l. Military service by parent; effect on child custody...

75-M - Consideration of Blindness During Guardianship, Custody or Visitation Proceedings. - § 75-m. Consideration of blindness during guardianship, custody or visitation...

Title 2 - Jurisdiction

76 - Initial Child Custody Jurisdiction. - (a) this state is the home state of the child...

76-A - Exclusive, Continuing Jurisdiction. - (a) a court of this state determines that neither the...

76-B - Jurisdiction to Modify Determination. - § 76-b. Jurisdiction to modify determination. Except as otherwise provided...

76-C - Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction. - § 76-c. Temporary emergency jurisdiction. 1. A court of this...

76-D - Notice; Opportunity to Be Heard; Joinder. - § 76-d. Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder. 1. Before...

76-E - Simultaneous Proceedings. - (a) stay the proceeding for modification pending the entry of...

76-F - Inconvenient Forum. - (a) whether domestic violence or mistreatment or abuse of a...

76-G - Jurisdiction Declined by Reason of Conduct. - (a) the parents and all persons acting as parents have...

76-H - Information to Be Submitted to Court. - (a) has participated, as a party or witness or in...

76-I - Appearance of Parties and Child. - § 76-i. Appearance of parties and child. 1. In a...

Title 3 - Enforcement

77 - Definitions. - § 77. Definitions. As used in this title: 1. "Petitioner"...

77-A - Enforcement Under Hague Convention. - § 77-a. Enforcement under Hague Convention. Under this act, a...

77-B - Duty to Enforce. - § 77-b. Duty to enforce. 1. A court of this...

77-C - Temporary Visitation. - (a) a visitation schedule made by a court of another...

77-D - Registration of Child Custody Determination. - (a) a letter or other document requesting registration; (b) two...

77-E - Enforcement of Registered Determination. - § 77-e. Enforcement of registered determination. 1. A court of...

77-F - Simultaneous Proceedings. - § 77-f. Simultaneous proceedings. If a proceeding for enforcement under...

77-G - Expedited Enforcement of Child Custody Determination. - (a) whether the court that issued the determination identified the...

77-H - Service of Petition and Order. - § 77-h. Service of petition and order. Except as otherwise...

77-I - Hearing and Order. - (a) the child custody determination has not been registered and...

77-J - Warrant to Take Physical Custody of Child. - (a) recite the facts upon which a conclusion of imminent...

77-K - Costs, Fees and Expenses. - § 77-k. Costs, fees and expenses. 1. The court shall...

77-L - Recognition and Enforcement. - § 77-l. Recognition and enforcement. A court of this state...

77-M - Appeals. - § 77-m. Appeals. An appeal may be taken from a...

77-N - Role of Prosecutor or Public Official. - (a) an existing child custody determination; (b) a request to...

77-O - Role of Law Enforcement. - § 77-o. Role of law enforcement. At the request of...

77-P - Costs and Expenses. - § 77-p. Costs and expenses. If the respondent is not...

Title 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions

78 - Application and Construction. - § 78. Application and construction. In applying and construing this...

78-A - Severability Clause. - § 78-a. Severability clause. If any provision of this article...

Article 6 - Guardians

80 - Guardians in Socage. - § 80. Guardians in socage. Where a minor for whom...

81 - Appointment of Guardians by Parent. - § 81. Appointment of guardians by parent. A married woman...

82 - Powers and Duties of Such Guardians. - § 82. Powers and duties of such guardians. Every such...

83 - Duties and Liabilities of All General Guardians. - § 83. Duties and liabilities of all general guardians. A...

85 - Investment of Trust Funds by Guardian. - § 85. Investment of trust funds by guardian. A guardian...

Article 7 - Adoption

Title 1 - Adoptions Generally

109 - Definitions. - § 109. Definitions. When used in this article, unless the...

110 - Who May Adopt; Effect of Article. - § 110. Who may adopt; effect of article. An adult...

111 - Whose Consent Required. - (a) Of the adoptive child, if over fourteen years of...

111-A - Notice in Certain Proceedings to Fathers of Children Born Out-of-Wedlock. - (a) any person adjudicated by a court in this state...

111-B - Determination of Issue of Paternity by Surrogate; Limitations. - § 111-b. Determination of issue of paternity by surrogate; limitations....

111-C - Adoption Order From Foreign Country or Foreign Jurisdiction. - (a) either adopting parent is a resident of this state;...

111-D - Consideration of Blindness During Adoption Proceedings. - § 111-d. Consideration of blindness during adoption proceedings. 1. The...

Title 2 - Adoption From an Authorized Agency

112 - General Provisions Relating to Adoption From Authorized Agencies. - § 112. General provisions relating to adoption from authorized agencies....

112-A - Expedited Calendaring of Adoption Proceedings. - (a) If such basis is found, the appearance of the...

112-B - Post-Adoption Contact Agreements; Judicial Approval; Enforcement. - § 112-b. Post-adoption contact agreements; judicial approval; enforcement. 1. Nothing...

113 - Special Provisions Relating to Adoption From Authorized Agencies. - (b)(i) If the adoption petition is filed pursuant to subdivision...

113-A - Effect of Death of Potential Adoptive Parent. - § 113-a. Effect of death of potential adoptive parent. Notwithstanding...

114 - Order of Adoption. - § 114. Order of adoption. 1. If satisfied that the...

Title 3 - Private-Placement Adoption

115 - General Provisions Relating to Private-Placement Adoptions. - (b) A person or persons seeking to commence a private-placement...

115-A - Special Provisions Relating to Children to Be Brought Into the State for Private-Placement Adoption. - (b) The adoptive parents or parent must appear for examination...

115-B - Special Provisions Relating to Consents in Private-Placement Adoptions. - (b) At the time that a parent appears before a...

115-C - Temporary Guardianship by Adoptive Parent. - § 115-c. Temporary guardianship by adoptive parent. In any case...

115-D - Petition for Certification. - (a) the applicant's name or applicants' names, residential address and...

115-E - Effect of Death of Potential Adoptive Parent. - § 115-e. Effect of death of potential adoptive parent. Notwithstanding...

116 - Orders of Investigation and Order of Adoption. - (a) the marital and family status, and history, of the...

Title 4 - Effect of Adoption From an Authorized Agency, of Private-Placement Adoption, and Abrogations Thereof

117 - Effect of Adoption. - (b) The rights of an adoptive child to inheritance and...

Article 8 - Genetic Surrogate Parenting Contracts

121 - Definitions. - (a) a genetic surrogate agrees either to be inseminated with...

122 - Public Policy. - § 122. Public policy. Genetic surrogate parenting agreements are hereby...

123 - Prohibitions and Penalties. - (a) payments in connection with the adoption of a child...

124 - Proceedings Regarding Parental Rights, Status or Obligations. - § 124. Proceedings regarding parental rights, status or obligations. In...

Article 9 - Action to Annul a Marriage or Declare It Void

140 - Action for Judgment Declaring Nullity of Void Marriages or Annulling Voidable Marriage. - (b) Party under age of consent. An action to annul...

141 - Action to Annul Marriage on Ground of Incurable Mental Illness for Five Years; Procedure; Support. - § 141. Action to annul marriage on ground of incurable...

142 - Dismissal of Complaint in Action by Next Friend to Annul a Marriage. - § 142. Dismissal of complaint in action by next friend...

143 - Jury Trial. - § 143. Jury trial. In an action to annul a...

144 - Proof Required. - § 144. Proof required. 1. In an action to annul...

146 - Judgment, How Far Conclusive. - § 146. Judgment, how far conclusive. A final judgment, annulling...

Article 10 - Action for Divorce

170 - Action for Divorce. - (1) The cruel and inhuman treatment of the plaintiff by...

170-A - Special Action. - (i) Within two years of the enactment of this section,...

171 - When Divorce Denied, Although Adultery Proved. - § 171. When divorce denied, although adultery proved. In either...

172 - Co-Respondent as Party. - § 172. Co-respondent as party. 1. In an action brought...

173 - Jury Trial. - § 173. Jury trial. In an action for divorce there...

175 - Legitimacy of Children. - § 175. Legitimacy of children. 1. Where the action for...

Article 11 - Action for Separation

200 - Action for Separation. - § 200. Action for separation. An action may be maintained...

202 - Defense of Justification. - § 202. Defense of justification. The defendant in an action...

203 - Judgment for Separation Revocable. - § 203. Judgment for separation revocable. Upon the joint application...

Article 11-A - Special Provisions Relating to Divorce and Separation

210 - Limitations on Actions for Divorce and Separation. - (a) In an action for divorce, the grounds therefor are...

211 - Pleadings, Proof and Motions. - § 211. Pleadings, proof and motions. A matrimonial action shall...

Article 12 - Dissolution of Marriage on Ground of Absence

220 - Special Proceeding to Dissolve Marriage on the Ground of Absence. - § 220. Special proceeding to dissolve marriage on the ground...

221 - Procedure. - § 221. Procedure. The petition shall allege that the husband...

Article 13 - Provisions Applicable to More Than One Type of Matrimonial Action

230 - Required Residence of Parties. - § 230. Required residence of parties. An action to annul...

231 - Residence of Married Persons. - § 231. Residence of married persons. If a married person...

232 - Notice of Nature of Matrimonial Action; Proof of Service. - § 232. Notice of nature of matrimonial action; proof of...

233 - Sequestration of Defendant's Property in Action for Divorce, Separation or Annulment Where Defendant Cannot Be Personally Served. - § 233. Sequestration of defendant's property in action for divorce,...

234 - Title to or Occupancy and Possession of Property. - § 234. Title to or occupancy and possession of property....

235 - Information as to Details of Matrimonial Actions or Proceedings. - § 235. Information as to details of matrimonial actions or...

236 - Special Controlling Provisions; Prior Actions or Proceedings; New Actions or Proceedings. - (1) property acquired before marriage or property acquired by bequest,...

237 - Counsel Fees and Expenses. - (b) Upon any application to enforce, annul or modify an...

238 - Expenses in Enforcement and Modification Proceedings. - § 238. Expenses in enforcement and modification proceedings. In any...

239 - Stay in Divorce or Separation Action on Default of Payment. - § 239. Stay in divorce or separation action on default...

240 - Custody and Child Support; Orders of Protection. - (a-1)(1) Permanent and initial temporary orders of custody or visitation....

240-A - Judgment or Decree; Additional Provision. - § 240-a. Judgment or decree; additional provision. In any action...

240-B - Order of Support by Parent. - § 240-b. Order of support by parent. When the court...

240-C - Review and Cost of Living Adjustment of Child Support Orders. - (b) The cost of living adjustment and adjusted child support...

240-D - Support Orders for Certain Adult Dependents. - § 240-d. Support orders for certain adult dependents. 1. Notwithstanding...

241 - Interference With or Withholding of Visitation Rights; Alimony or Maintenance Suspension. - § 241. Interference with or withholding of visitation rights; alimony...

243 - Security for Payments by Defendant in Action for Divorce, Separation or Annulment; Sequestration. - § 243. Security for payments by defendant in action for...

244 - Enforcement by Execution of Judgment or Order in Action for Divorce, Separation or Annulment. - § 244. Enforcement by execution of judgment or order in...

244-A - Enforcement of Arrears Which Accrue During Pendency of an Enforcement Proceeding. - § 244-a. Enforcement of arrears which accrue during pendency of...

244-B - Child Support Proceedings and Enforcement of Arrears; Suspension of Driving Privileges. - (a) In any proceeding for the enforcement of a direction...

244-C - Child Support Proceedings and Enforcement of Arrears; Suspensions of State Professional, Occupational and Business Licenses. - (b) If the respondent, after receiving appropriate notice, fails to...

244-D - Child Support Proceedings and Enforcement of Arrears; Suspension of Recreational License. - (a) In any proceeding for enforcement of a direction or...

245 - Enforcement by Contempt Proceedings of Judgment or Order in Action for Divorce, Separation or Annulment. - § 245. Enforcement by contempt proceedings of judgment or order...

246 - Persons Financially Unable to Comply With Orders or Judgments Directing the Payment of Alimony. - § 246. Persons financially unable to comply with orders or...

247 - Alimony or Maintenance Payments Suspended During Confinement in Prison. - § 247. Alimony or maintenance payments suspended during confinement in...

248 - Modification of Judgment or Order in Action for Divorce or Annulment. - § 248. Modification of judgment or order in action for...

249 - Trial Preferences in Matrimonial Actions. - § 249. Trial preferences in matrimonial actions. Upon motion of...

250 - Agreements Relating to Marriage; Statute of Limitations. - § 250. Agreements relating to marriage; statute of limitations. 1....

251 - Filing of Order in Family Court. - § 251. Filing of order in family court. When, in...

252 - Effect of Pendency of Action for Divorce, Separation or Annulment on Petition for Order of Protection. - (a) to stay away from the home, school, business or...

253 - Removal of Barriers to Remarriage. - § 253. Removal of barriers to remarriage. 1. This section...

254 - Confidentiality. - § 254. Confidentiality. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,...

255 - Prerequisites for Judgments Under Articles Nine, Ten and Eleven of This Chapter; Health Care Coverage. - § 255. Prerequisites for judgments under articles nine, ten and...

Article 15 - Laws Repealed; When to Take Effect

270 - Laws Repealed. - § 270. Laws repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the...

271 - When to Take Effect. - § 271. When to take effect. This chapter shall take...

272 - References in This Chapter. - § 272. References in this chapter. Whenever in this chapter...

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