Order to Appear on Petition

Order to Appear on Petition to Enforce Custody or Visitation Order – UCCJEA

FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

COUNTY OF

In The Matter of a Proceeding to

Enforce a Custody Visitation Order

under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction

and Enforcement Act

Petitioner

-against-

Respondent

A Petition to Enforce a Custody or Visitation Order under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and

Enforcement Act [Domestic Relations Law Art. 5-A] having been filed in this Court by :

on :

involving the following child or children:

IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED, that Respondent :¹

is directed to appear and answer the attached petition in Part of this Court, which is located at :

on ;

; and it is further

ORDERED that Respondent must appear in person with the following child(ren):

in the Courthouse at the address and on the date specified above or ²

¹ The address should not be included if address confidentiality has been ordered for the
Respondent or children in his or her custody pursuant to Domestic Relations Law §§76-h, 254 or Family
Court Act §154- b.

² In cases in which the Respondent is not directed to appear in person with a child or children,
Respondent may request a hearing by telephone, audiovisual or other electronic means by submitting an
Electronic Testimony Application, Form UCCJEA-7. This form is available on-line at
www.nycourts.gov (Family Court Forms) .

; and it is further

ORDERED that at the hearing, Petitioner will be awarded immediate physical custody of the minor

child(ren), attorneys' fees and costs necessary for the enforcement of the out-of-state order of custody or

visitation, unless the Respondent appears and establishes that:

1. The custody or visitation order has not been registered and confirmed in New York State, and that:

a. The issuing court did not have jurisdiction to issue the order;

b. The child custody or visitation order has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court having

jurisdiction; or

c. Notice was not given to the Respondent prior to issuance of the custody or visitation order;

OR

2. The custody or visitation order sought to be enforced was registered and confirmed in New York

State, but has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so.

; and it is further

ORDERED that

PURSUANT TO SECTION 1113 OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT, AN APPEAL FROM THIS

ORDER MUST BE TAKEN WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE ORDER BY APPELLANT IN

COURT, 35 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF MAILING OF THE ORDER TO APPELLANT BY THE

CLERK OF COURT, OR 30 DAYS AFTER SERVICE BY A PARTY OR THE ATTORNEY FOR

THE CHILD UPON THE APPELLANT, WHICHEVER IS EARLIEST.

ENTER:

Dated:

Check applicable box:

Order mailed on

Order received in court on