* § 425. Agreement to support. If an agreement for the support of the\npetitioner is brought about, it must be reduced to writing and submitted\nto the family court or a support magistrate appointed pursuant to\nsection four hundred thirty-nine of this act for approval. If the court\nor support magistrate approves it, the court without further hearing may\nthereupon enter an order for the support of the petitioner by the\nrespondent in accordance with the agreement, which shall be binding upon\nthe respondent and shall in all respects be a valid order as though made\nafter process had been issued out of the court. The court record shall\nshow that such order was made upon agreement.\n * NB Effective until August 18, 2026\n * § 425. Agreement to support; pilot program for use of alternative\ndispute resolution to obtain agreements to support. (a) If the parties\nreach an agreement for the support of the child and/or the petitioner,\nit must be reduced to writing and submitted to the family court or a\nsupport magistrate appointed pursuant to section four hundred\nthirty-nine of this act for approval in accordance with paragraph (h) of\nsubdivision one of section four hundred thirteen of this article. If the\ncourt or support magistrate approves it, the court without further\nhearing may thereupon enter an order and findings of fact for the\nsupport of the child and/or the petitioner or the respondent in\naccordance with the agreement, which shall be binding upon the parties\nand shall in all respects be a valid order and findings of fact as\nthough made after process had been issued out of the court. The court\nrecord shall show that such order and findings were made upon agreement.\n (b) The chief administrator of the courts shall promulgate rules to\nestablish and implement a pilot program for the provision of alternative\ndispute resolution and navigation services to litigants in child support\nmatters in the family court. The cost of the pilot program shall be paid\nfor with state funds appropriated for that purpose and may include\nfederal funds received by the state under title IV-D of the social\nsecurity act.\n (i) The pilot program, which shall be conducted under the auspices of\nthe community dispute resolution center program pursuant to article\ntwenty-one-A of the judiciary law, shall be located in at least two\ncounties in a city with a population of one million or more, and in at\nleast one other county in the state, and shall be available at no charge\nto parties in cases under this article. The program shall be equipped to\nprovide services that are culturally sensitive to, and in the native\nlanguage of, the litigants in the community.\n (ii) At the parties' initial appearance before the court, pursuant to\nsection four hundred thirty-three or subdivision two of section four\nhundred fifty-one of this article, in a participating county, the court\nshall advise the parties of the availability of the dispute resolution\nprogram and of their right to consult with counsel during the dispute\nresolution process. Unless the case is deemed inappropriate for a\nreferral to the dispute resolution program after a review of records in\naccordance with subdivision (e) of section six hundred fifty-one of this\nact, the court shall, if the parties consent to participate, refer the\nmatter promptly to the program.\n (iii) Prior to referring the parties to the program, the court shall\nissue a preliminary order of child support pursuant to section four\nhundred thirty-four of this article unless the petition is for a\nmodification of an existing order of support pursuant to subdivision two\nof section four hundred fifty-one of this article.\n (iv) Prior to referral pursuant to paragraph (iii) of this\nsubdivision, the court shall also issue an order directing the parties\nto provide financial disclosures in accordance with section four hundred\ntwenty-four-a of this part and to bring or transmit the required\ndocuments
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