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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) No person may be placed on probation under this article unless the court makes an order to that effect, either at the time of the making of an order of support or under section four hundred fifty-four. The period of probation may continue so long as an order of support, order of protection or order of visitation applies to such person.
(b) The court may at any time, where circumstances warrant it, revoke an order of probation. Upon such revocation, the probationer shall be brought to court, which may, without further hearing, make any order that might have been made at the time the order of probation was made.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Family Court Act - FCT § 456. Probation - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/family-court-act/fct-sect-456/
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