N.Y. FCT Law § 114
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"Exclusive original jurisdiction"
Official statutory text
§ 114. "Exclusive original jurisdiction". When used in this act,\n"exclusive original jurisdiction" means that the proceedings over which\nthe family court is given such jurisdiction must be originated in the\nfamily court in the manner prescribed by this act. The provisions of\nthis act shall in no way limit or impair the jurisdiction of the supreme\ncourt as set forth in section seven of article six of the constitution\nof the state of New York.\n
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