The issue presented to the court is whether a summons initiating a child abuse proceeding under article 10 of the Family Court Act may properly be served outside New York State on a nonresident natural father, where all the alleged acts of abuse took place in Illinois.
Section 154 of the Family Court Act is entitled "Statewide process" and provides as follows: "The family court may send process or other mandates in any...
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