{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "fca", "section": "771", "citation": "FCA § 771", "heading": "Discontinuation of treatment by agency or institution", "text": ["§ 771. Discontinuation of treatment by agency or institution.  If an authorized agency in which a person is placed under section seven hundred fifty-six", "(a) discontinues or suspends its work; or", "(b) is unwilling to continue to care for the person for the reason that support by the state of New York or one of its political subdivisions has been discontinued; or", "(c) so fundamentally alters its program that the person can no longer benefit from it, the person shall be returned by the agency to the court which entered the order of placement."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/771", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "If a § 756 agency (a) discontinues/suspends work, (b) won't continue because state/local support ended, or (c) so alters its program that the child no longer benefits, the child is **returned to the placing court**.", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/fca/771", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}