Family Court Act § 526 · Part 2. Venue and Preliminary Procedure
Issuance of warrant
Text — Law content up to date as of August 21, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 526. Issuance of warrant. The court may issue a warrant, directing that the respondent be arrested and brought before the court, when a petition is presented to the court under section five hundred twenty-three and it appears that
(a) the summons cannot be served; or
(b) the respondent has failed to obey the summons; or
(c) the respondent is likely to leave the jurisdiction; or
(d) a summons, in the court's opinion, would be ineffectual; or
(e) the safety of the petitioner is endangered; or
(f) a respondent on bail or on parole has failed to appear.
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