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