N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 77
N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 77 - Definitions (2026)
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**N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 77. Definitions.** § 77. Definitions. As used in this title: 1. "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination. 2. "Respondent" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.