Motion for judicial determination that reasonable efforts are not required for child in foster care
(a) This section shall govern any motion for a judicial determination, pursuant to section 352.2(2)(c), 754(2)(b), 1039-b or 1052(b) of the Family Court Act or section 358-a(3)(b) of the Social Services Law, that reasonable efforts to prevent or eliminate the need for removal of the child from the home or to make it possible to reunify the child with his or her parents are not required.
(b) A motion for such a determination shall be filed in writing on notice to the parties, including the attorney for the child, on the form officially promulgated by the Chief Administrator of the Courts and set forth in Chapter IV of Subtitle D of this Title and shall contain all information required therein.
Governs motions for a judicial finding (FCA §§ 352.2(2)(c), 754(2)(b), 1039-b, 1052(b); SSL § 358-a(3)(b)) that reasonable efforts to prevent removal or reunify are not required. Must be in writing, on notice to parties including the child's attorney, on the official form.
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 6 — The JG-22 Uniform Rules and Everything Else and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.