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N.Y. FCT Law § 580-710

This is the official text of N.Y. FCT Law § 580-710, part of New York’s FCT Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "FCT Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Foreign support agreement

Official statutory text

§ 580-710. Foreign support agreement. (a) Except as otherwise provided\nin subdivisions (c) and (d) of this section, a tribunal of this state\nshall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in\nthis state.\n (b) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement\nof a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by:\n (1) a complete text of the foreign support agreement; and\n (2) a record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable\nas an order of support in the issuing country.\n (c) A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a foreign\nsupport agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds\nthat recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with\npublic policy.\n (d) In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of this\nstate may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it\nfinds:\n (1) recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly\nincompatible with public policy;\n (2) the agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;\n (3) the agreement is incompatible with a support order involving the\nsame parties and having the same purpose in this state, another state,\nor a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition and\nenforcement under this article in this state; or\n (4) the record submitted under subdivision (b) of this section lacks\nauthenticity or integrity.\n (e) A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support\nagreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or\nappeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign\ncountry.\n

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