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Domestic Relations Law § 77-p · Title 3. Enforcement

Costs and expenses

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§ 77-p. Costs and expenses. If the respondent is not the prevailing party, the court may assess against the respondent all direct expenses and costs incurred by the prosecutor or other appropriate public official and law enforcement officers under section seventy-seven-n or seventy-seven-o of this title.

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Law content up to date as of August 7, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/DOM77-P
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