FCA § 1061

Staying, modifying, setting aside or vacating order

§ 1061. Staying, modifying, setting aside or vacating order. For good cause shown and after due notice, the court on its own motion, on motion of the corporation counsel, county attorney or district attorney or on motion of the petitioner, or on motion of the child or on his behalf, or on motion of the parent or other person responsible for the child's care may stay execution, of arrest, set aside, modify or vacate any order issued in the course of a proceeding under this article.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/1061

In plain English

For good cause shown and after due notice, the court (on its own motion or on motion of the parties/child) may stay, set aside, modify, or vacate any Article 10 order. ★ (This is the all-purpose "reopen it" hook.)

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.