Family Court Act § 469 · Part 6. Effect of Action For Separation, Divorce or Annulment
Rules of court; venue
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§ 469. Rules of court; venue. (a) Rules of court under section four hundred twenty-four of this article may be made applicable with such modifications, if any, as may be appropriate to the determination of applications referred to the family court by the supreme court under part six of this article.
(b) The supreme court referring an application to the family court under part six may designate a county within the judicial district as the county in which the application is to be determined. If the supreme court does not designate the county, section four hundred twenty-one of this article applies.
(c) Section four hundred twenty-one of this article applies in determining the county in which an application under section four hundred sixty-one, section four hundred sixty-six or section six hundred fifty-four may be heard.
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