Domestic Relations Law 251
DRL 251: Filing of order in family court

DRL 251
Filing of order in family court

When, in a matrimonial action, the supreme court refers the issues of support, custody or visitation to the family court, the order or judgment shall provide that a copy thereof shall be filed by the plaintiff's attorney, within ten days, with the clerk of the family court therein specified.

 

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