Article 4: Support Proceedings
New York Family Court Act – 2026
§ 411
Jurisdiction
§ 412
Married person's duty to support spouse
§ 413
Parents' duty to support child
§ 413-A
Review and cost of living adjustment of child support orders
§ 413-B
Support orders for certain adult dependents
§ 415
Duties to support recipient of public assistance or welfare and patients in institutions in the department of mental hygiene
§ 416
Elements of support; provisions for accident, life and health insurance benefits
§ 417
Child of ceremonial marriage
§ 418
Genetic marker and DNA tests; admissibility of records or reports of test results; costs of tests
§ 421
Venue
§ 422
Persons who may originate proceedings
§ 423
Petition; prior demand not required
§ 424
Probation services
§ 424-A
Compulsory financial disclosure
§ 425
Agreement to support; pilot program for use of alternative dispute resolution to obtain agreements to support
§ 426
Issuance of summons
§ 427
Service of summons
§ 428
Issuance of warrant; certificate of warrant
§ 429
Sequestration of respondent's property
§ 430
Temporary order of protection
§ 431
Preliminary procedure on warrant
§ 432
Procedure before court
§ 433
Hearing
§ 434
Order for temporary child support
§ 434-A
Order for temporary spousal support
§ 435
Procedure; adjournment; confidentiality of requests
§ 436
Competence of spouse
§ 437
Presumption of sufficient means
§ 437-A
Referral to work programs
§ 438
Counsel fees
§ 439
Support magistrates
§ 439-A
Expedited process
§ 440
Order of support
§ 441
Order dismissing petition
§ 442
Order of support by a spouse
§ 443
Order of support by parent
§ 445
Order of support by relative; duration
§ 446
Order of protection
§ 446-A
Firearms; surrender and license suspension, revocation and ineligibility
§ 447
Order of visitation
§ 448
Enforcement by income deduction
§ 449
Effective date of order of support
§ 451
Continuing jurisdiction
§ 453
Petition; violation of court order
§ 454
Powers of the court on violation of a support order
§ 455
Commitment
§ 456
Probation
§ 457
Order of sequestration on failure to obey support order
§ 458-A
Enforcement of arrears; Suspension of driving privileges
§ 458-B
Child support proceedings and enforcement of arrears; suspension of state professional, occupational and business licenses
§ 458-C
Child support proceedings and enforcement of arrears; suspension of recreational licenses
§ 459
Additional arrears
§ 460
Entry and docketing of a money judgment
§ 461
Duty to support child after separation agreement, separation, or termination of marriage
§ 462
Effect of support order in matrimonial action on duration of family court support order for child
§ 463
Effect of separation agreement on duty to support a spouse
§ 464
Effect of pendency of action for divorce, separation or annulment on petition for support of a spouse
§ 465
Effect of denial of support in action for separation
§ 466
Effect of granting of support in action for divorce, separation or annulment
§ 467
Referral by supreme court of applications to fix custody in action for divorce, separation or annulment
§ 469
Rules of court; venue
§ 471
Undertaking for support and cash deposits
§ 472
Undertaking to be filed
§ 473
Substitution of surety
§ 474
Default
§ 475
Procedure as to defaults
§ 476
Forfeitures applied to support of petitioner
§ 477
Surrender of respondent by surety
§ 478
Termination of surety's liability
§ 479
When new security required