New York § 1207 - 1207Contents and time of answer
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 1207 — 1207Contents and time of answer, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1207. 1207Contents and time of answer
§ 1207. Contents and time of answer. For the purpose of reckoning the time within which a respondent must appear or answer, service by publication under this article is complete on the twenty-eighth day after the date of first publication. Any respondent, or any person making claim to any of the property or funds described in the petition, shall have sixty days after completion of service within which to appear, and the time for all further proceedings shall be as prescribed for proceedings in the supreme court. The answer shall be verified, shall set forth the true name, residence and business address, if any, of the claiming respondent, and shall set forth in full detail the basis of the claim and the respondent's claim of title thereto.
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Section 1207 ("1207Contents and time of answer") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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