New York Domestic Relations Law Section 77-H - Service of petition and order.

 77-h. Service of petition and order. Except as otherwise provided in
  section  seventy-seven-j  of  this title, the petition and order must be
  served, by any  method  authorized  by  the  law  of  this  state,  upon
  respondent and any person who has physical custody of the child. Service
  may  be  made  outside  the  state  in  the manner prescribed by section
  seventy-five-g of this article.

Last modified: February 3, 2019