{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "fca", "section": "1052-C", "citation": "FCA § 1052-C", "heading": "Duty to report investigations to locate non-respondent parents or relatives", "text": ["§ 1052-c. Duty to report investigations to locate non-respondent parents or relatives. Upon a determination by the court to enter an order of disposition placing the child in accordance with section one thousand fifty-five of this part, the court shall immediately require the local social services district to report to the court the results of any investigation to locate any non-respondent parent or relatives of the child, including all of the child's grandparents, all suitable relatives identified by any respondent parent and any non-respondent parent and all relatives identified by a child over the age of five as relatives who play or have played a significant positive role in the child's life, as required pursuant to section one thousand seventeen of the article.  Such report shall include whether any non-respondent parent has expressed an interest in seeking custody of the child or whether any relative who has been located has expressed an interest in becoming a foster parent for the child or in seeking custody or care of the child."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/1052-C", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "On deciding to place a child (§ 1055), the court **immediately** requires DSS to report results of the relative-location investigation (§ 1017).", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/fca/1052-c", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}