{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "fca", "section": "1033", "citation": "FCA § 1033", "heading": "Access to the court for the purpose of filing a petition", "text": ["§ 1033. Access to the court for the purpose of filing a petition. Any person seeking to file a petition at the court's direction, pursuant to subdivision (b) of section one thousand thirty-two shall have access to the court for the purpose of making an ex parte application therefor. Nothing in this section, however, is intended to prevent a family court judge from requiring such person to first report to an appropriate child protective agency."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/1033", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person seeking to file **at the court's direction** gets **ex parte access** to make the request; the judge may first require them to report to CPS.", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/fca/1033", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}