2006 New York Code - References In This Chapter

 
    §  272.  References  in  this  chapter.  Whenever  in this chapter any
  reference is made to the children's court act of the State of New  York,
  the  children's  court  or a judge thereof, or to the domestic relations
  court act of the city of New York, the domestic relations court  of  the
  city  of  New  York  or  a justice thereof, such reference shall, on and
  after the effective date of legislation implementing  the  establishment
  of the family court, the officers thereof, and prescribing its power and
  duties,  be  deemed  to  refer,  respectively,  to such legislation, the
  family court or a judge thereof, as the case may be, to the extent  that
  such references may be made applicable.