§ 161. Days and hours court open; availability of judge. (a) The days
and hours the court is open shall be as provided by rule of court.

(b) For purposes of sections seven hundred twenty-eight and one
thousand twenty-two of this act, rules of court may authorize a judge
other than a judge of the family court to perform the functions of a
family court judge under those sections.

(c) For purposes of subdivision (a) of section four hundred thirty,
subdivision (a) of section five hundred fifty, subdivision (a) of
section six hundred fifty-five, subdivision (a) of section seven hundred
forty, subdivision one of section eight hundred twenty-eight and
subdivision (a) of section one thousand twenty-nine of this act, any
magistrate is authorized to perform the functions of a family court
judge as prescribed in such sections.