N.Y. CPLR § 403
N.Y. CPLR § 403 - Notice of Petition Service Order to Show Cause
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NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 403 Notice of petition; service; order to show cause § 403. Notice of petition; service; order to show cause. (a) Notice ofpetition. A notice of petition shall specify the time and place of thehearing on the petition and the supporting affidavits, if any,accompanying the petition.(b) Time for service of notice of petition and answer. A notice ofpetition, together with the petition and affidavits specified in thenotice, shall be served on any adverse party at least eight days beforethe time at which the petition is noticed to be heard. An answer andsupporting affidavits, if any, shall be served at least two days beforesuch time. A reply, together with supporting affidavits, if any, shallbe served at or before such time. An answer shall be served at leastseven days before such time if a notice of petition served at leasttwelve days before such time so demands; whereupon any reply shall beserved at least one day before such time.(c) Manner of service. A notice of petition shall be served in thesame manner as a summons in an action.(d) Order to show cause. The court may grant an order to show cause tobe served, in lieu of a notice of petition at a time and in a mannerspecified therein.