N.Y. FCT Law § 437
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Presumption of sufficient means
Official statutory text
§ 437. Presumption of sufficient means. A respondent is prima facie\npresumed in a hearing under section four hundred thirty-three and\nsection four hundred fifty-four to have sufficient means to support his\nor her spouse and children under the age of twenty-one years.\n
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