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N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 221

N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 221 - Support collection unit; local probation department (2026)

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**N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 221. Support Collection Unit; Local Probation Department.** § 221. Support collection unit; local probation department. 1. When referred to in this chapter, the support collection unit designated by the appropriate social services district, shall be deemed to refer to any support collection unit established by a social services district pursuant to the provisions of section one hundred eleven-h of the social services law, or to a local public agency, where such agency is responsible for the performance of all the functions of the support collection unit pursuant to an agreement under the provisions of section one hundred eleven-h of the social services law. 2. The local probation department shall be responsible for providing services to the family court, in accordance with the provisions of subdivision six of section two hundred fifty-six of the executive law.