N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-301

**N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-301. Proceedings Under Article.** § 580-301. Proceedings under article. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, this part applies to all proceedings under this article. (b) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this article by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.