FCA § 1032

Persons who may originate proceedings

§ 1032. Persons who may originate proceedings. The following may originate a proceeding under this article:

(a) a child protective agency, or

(b) a person on the court's direction.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/1032

In plain English

Only two: (a) a child protective agency, or (b) a person on the court's direction. ★ (A random neighbor cannot just file — they go through CPS or ask the court.)

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 5 — The JG-22 Family Court Act and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.