N.Y. DOM Law § 211
This is the official text of N.Y. DOM Law § 211, part of New York’s Domestic Relations Law — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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Pleadings, proof and motions
Official statutory text
§ 211. Pleadings, proof and motions. A matrimonial action shall be\ncommenced by the filing of a summons with the notice designated in\nsection two hundred thirty-two of this chapter, or a summons and\nverified complaint as provided in section three hundred four of the\ncivil practice law and rules. A final judgment shall be entered by\ndefault for want of appearance or pleading, or by consent, only upon\ncompetent oral proof or upon written proof that may be considered on a\nmotion for summary judgment. Where a complaint or counterclaim in an\naction for divorce or separation charges adultery, the answer or reply\nthereto may be made without verifying it, except that an answer\ncontaining a counterclaim must be verified as to that counterclaim. All\nother pleadings in a matrimonial action shall be verified.\n
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