N.Y. SCP Law § 203
This is the official text of N.Y. SCP Law § 203, part of New York’s SCP Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "SCP Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Jurisdiction of parties and subject matter The court obtains jurisdiction in every case to make a decree or other determination by the ex...
Official statutory text
§ 203. Jurisdiction of parties and subject matter\n The court obtains jurisdiction in every case to make a decree or other\ndetermination by the existence of the jurisdictional facts prescribed by\nstatute.\n The jurisdiction of the court is exercised by the commencement of a\nproceeding in the court. All proceedings are special proceedings and are\ncommenced by filing a petition. Personal jurisdiction of parties is\nobtained by service of process upon the parties or by submission to the\njurisdiction of the court by waiver of issuance and service of process,\nappearance of an adult competent party in person or by attorney or by\npleading.\n
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