New York Consolidated Laws, Family Court Act - FCT § 581-206. Jurisdiction, and exclusive continuing jurisdiction

(a) Proceedings pursuant to this article may be instituted in New York state supreme court, family court or surrogates court.

(b) The court conducting a proceeding under this article shall have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction of all matters relating to the determination of parentage until the child attains the age of one hundred eighty days, whereafter continuing jurisdiction shall be determined by the jurisdictional standards of section seventy-six of the domestic relations law.

(c) Subject to the jurisdictional standards of section seventy-six of the domestic relations law, the court conducting a proceeding under this article has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction of all matters relating to the determination of parentage until the child attains the age of one hundred eighty days.