N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 924

§ 924. Attendance at conference. If the petitioner's spouse does not\nattend a conference to which he or she has been invited after the filing\nof a petition under section nine hundred twenty-one, the petitioner may\napply to the court for an order directing the petitioner's spouse to\nattend a conciliation conference. The court may enter an order\ndirecting the petitioner's spouse to appear in court on not less than\nfive days' notice and, if the court concludes after hearing that it will\nserve the purposes of this article to require attendance at a\nconference, may direct the petitioner's spouse to attend a conference.\n