FCA § 1075

Special duties of attorney for the child

§ 1075. Special duties of attorney for the child. In addition to all other duties and responsibilities necessary to the representation of a child who is the subject of a proceeding under this article, an attorney for a child shall upon receipt of a report from a child protective agency pursuant to sections one thousand thirty-nine, one thousand thirty-nine-a, one thousand fifty-two-a, one thousand fifty-three, one thousand fifty-four, one thousand fifty-five, one thousand fifty-seven and one thousand fifty-eight, review the information contained therein and make a determination as to whether there is reasonable cause to suspect that the child is at risk of further abuse or neglect or that there has been a substantive violation of a court order. Where the attorney for the child makes such a determination, the attorney shall apply to the court for appropriate relief pursuant to section one thousand sixty-one. Nothing contained in this section shall relieve a child protective agency or social services official of its duties pursuant to this act or the social services law.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/1075

In plain English

On receiving agency progress reports, the child's attorney must decide whether there's reasonable cause to suspect further abuse/neglect or a substantive order violation — and, if so, apply to the court for relief (§ 1061). ★

## PART 8 — VISITATION OF MINORS IN FOSTER CARE

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.