FCA § 764

Petition to terminate placement

§ 764. Petition to terminate placement. Any parent or guardian or duly authorized agency or next friend of a person placed under section seven hundred fifty-six may petition to the court for an order terminating the placement. The petition must be verified and must show:

(a) that an application for release of the respondent was made to the duly authorized agency with which the child was placed;

(b) that the application was denied or was not granted within thirty days from the day application was made; and

(c) the grounds for the petition.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/764

In plain English

A parent/guardian/agency/next friend of a § 756-placed child may petition to terminate placement. The verified petition must show: (a) an application for release was made to the agency; (b) it was denied or not granted within 30 days; and (c) the grounds. ★

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.