FCA § 716

Substitution of petition

§ 716. Substitution of petition. On its own motion and at any time in the proceedings, the court may substitute a neglect petition under article ten for a petition to determine whether a person is in need of supervision.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/716

In plain English

The court may, on its own motion at any time, swap a PINS petition for an Article 10 neglect petition.

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.