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N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 526

N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 526 - Issuance of Warrant (2026)

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**N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 526. Issuance of Warrant.** § 526. Issuance of warrant. The court may issue a warrant, directing that the respondent be arrested and brought before the court, when a petition is presented to the court under section five hundred twenty-three and it appears that (a) the summons cannot be served; or (b) the respondent has failed to obey the summons; or (c) the respondent is likely to leave the jurisdiction; or (d) a summons, in the court's opinion, would be ineffectual; or (e) the safety of the petitioner is endangered; or (f) a respondent on bail or on parole has failed to appear.

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