Purpose
§ 1086. Purpose. The purpose of this article is to establish uniform procedures for permanency hearings for all children who are placed in foster care pursuant to section three hundred fifty-eight-a, three hundred eighty-four or three hundred eighty-four-a of the social services law or pursuant to section one thousand twenty-two, one thousand twenty-seven, one thousand fifty-two, one thousand eighty-nine, one thousand ninety-one, one thousand ninety-four or one thousand ninety-five of this act; children who are directly placed with a relative pursuant to section one thousand seventeen or one thousand fifty-five of this act; and children who are freed for adoption. It is meant to provide children placed out of their homes timely and effective judicial review that promotes permanency, safety and well-being in their lives.
Sets up uniform procedures for permanency hearings for every child placed out of the home — whether placed in foster care under the Social Services Law (§§ 358-a, 384, 384-a) or under this Act (§§ 1022, 1027, 1052, 1089, 1091, 1094, 1095), directly placed with a relative (§§ 1017, 1055), or freed for adoption. The goal: timely, effective judicial review that promotes permanency, safety, and well-being. ★ Remember the three watchwords — permanency, safety, well-being.
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.