N.Y. FCT Law § 581-206
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Jurisdiction, and exclusive continuing jurisdiction
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§ 581-206. Jurisdiction, and exclusive continuing jurisdiction. (a)\nProceedings pursuant to this article may be instituted in New York state\nsupreme court, family court or surrogates court.\n (b) The court conducting a proceeding under this article shall have\nexclusive, continuing jurisdiction of all matters relating to the\ndetermination of parentage until the child attains the age of one\nhundred eighty days, whereafter continuing jurisdiction shall be\ndetermined by the jurisdictional standards of section seventy-six of the\ndomestic relations law.\n (c) Subject to the jurisdictional standards of section seventy-six of\nthe domestic relations law, the court conducting a proceeding under this\narticle has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction of all matters relating\nto the determination of parentage until the child attains the age of one\nhundred eighty days.\n
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