N.Y. CPLR § 309
N.Y. CPLR § 309 - Personal Service Upon an Infant, Incompetent or Conservatee
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NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 309 Personal service upon an infant, incompetent or conservatee.(a) Upon an infant § 309. Personal service upon an infant, incompetent or conservatee.(a) Upon an infant. Personal service upon an infant shall be made bypersonally serving the summons within the state upon a parent or anyguardian or any person having legal custody or, if the infant ismarried, upon an adult spouse with whom the infant resides, or, if noneare within the state, upon any other person with whom he resides, or bywhom he is employed. If the infant is of the age of fourteen years orover, the summons shall also be personally served upon him within thestate.(b) Upon a person judicially declared to be incompetent. Personalservice upon a person judicially declared to be incompetent to managehis affairs and for whom a committee has been appointed shall be made bypersonally serving the summons within the state upon the committee andupon the incompetent, but the court may dispense with service upon theincompetent.(c) Upon a conservatee. Personal service on a person for whom aconservator has been appointed shall be made by personally serving thesummons within the state upon the conservator and upon the conservatee,but the court may dispense with service upon the conservatee.