N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 580-313
Costs and fees
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Current — January 1, 2017
As of January 1, 2015
§ 580-313. Costs and fees. (a) The petitioner may not be required to\npay a filing fee or other costs.\n (b) If an obligee prevails, a responding tribunal may assess against\nan obligor filing fees, reasonable attorney's fees, other costs, and\nnecessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred by the obligee\nand the obligee's witnesses. The tribunal may not assess fees, costs,\nor expenses against the obligee or the support enforcement agency of\neither the initiating or the responding state, except as provided by\nother law. Attorney's fees may be taxed as costs, and may be ordered\npaid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the\nattorney's own name. Payment of support owed to the obligee has\npriority over fees, costs and expenses.\n (c) The tribunal shall order the payment of costs and reasonable\nattorney's fees if it determines that a hearing was requested primarily\nfor delay. In a proceeding under part six of this article (enforcement\nand modification of support order after registration), a hearing is\npresumed to have been requested primarily for delay if a registered\nsupport order is confirmed or enforced without change.\n
§ 580-313. Costs and fees. (a) The petitioner may not be required to\npay a filing fee or other costs.\n (b) If an obligee prevails, a responding tribunal of this state may\nassess against an obligor filing fees, reasonable attorney's fees, other\ncosts, and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred by\nthe obligee and the obligee's witnesses. The tribunal may not assess\nfees, costs or expenses against the obligee or the support enforcement\nagency of either the initiating or responding state or foreign country,\nexcept as provided by other law. Attorney's fees may be taxed as costs,\nand may be ordered paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the\norder in the attorney's own name. Payment of support owed to the obligee\nhas priority over fees, costs, and expenses.\n (c) The tribunal shall order the payment of costs and reasonable\nattorney's fees if it determines that a hearing was requested primarily\nfor delay. In a proceeding under part six of this article, a hearing is\npresumed to have been requested primarily for delay if a registered\nsupport order is confirmed or enforced without change.\n
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