N.Y. FCT Law § 171
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Enforcement or modification of orders in other county
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§ 171. Enforcement or modification of orders in other county. Except\nfor proceedings for enforcement or modification of an order of probation\nin cases brought under article three or seven of this act, which shall\nbe subject to the terms of subdivision two of section one hundred\nseventy-six of this part, a lawful order of the family court in any\ncounty may be enforced or modified in that county or in the family court\nin any other county in which the party affected by the order resides or\nis found.\n
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