Family Court Act § 423 · Part 2. Venue and Preliminary Procedure
Petition; prior demand not required
Text — Law content up to date as of August 21, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 423. Petition; prior demand not required. Proceedings under this article are commenced by the filing of a petition, which may be made on information and belief. The petitioner need not make a demand upon the respondent for support as a condition precedent to the filing of a petition for support. Any such petition for the establishment, modification and/or enforcement of a child support obligation for persons not in receipt of family assistance, which contains a request for child support enforcement services completed in a manner as specified in section one hundred eleven-g of the social services law, shall constitute an application for such services.
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