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Judgments of Parentage of Children Conceived Through Assisted Reproduction or Pursuant to Surrogacy Agreements
Permanent Termination of Parental Rights, Adoption, Guardianship and Custody Proceedings Concerning Whether a Person Is In Need of Supervision Family Offenses Proceedings Conciliation Proceedings ARTICLE 10 Child Protective Proceedings ARTICLE 10-A Permanency Hearings For Children Placed Out of Their Homes ARTICLE 10-B Former Foster Care Youth Re-entry Proceedings ARTICLE 10-C Destitute Children ARTICLE 11 ARTICLE 12 SeparabilityAN ACT to establish a family court for the state of New York to
implement article six of the constitution of the state of New
York, approved by the people on the seventh day of November,
nineteen hundred sixty-one
Became a law April 24, 1962, with the approval of the Governor.
Passed, by a majority vote, three-fifths being present.
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:
Article 1. Family court established.
2. Administration, medical examinations, law guardians,
3. Juvenile Delinquency.
4. Support proceedings.
5. Paternity proceedings.
5-A. Special provisions relating to enforcement of support and
establishment of paternity.
5-B. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
5-C. Judgments of parentage of children conceived through
assisted reproduction or pursuant to surrogacy
6. Permanent termination of parental rights, adoption,
guardianship and custody.
7. Proceedings concerning whether a person is in need of
8. Family offenses proceedings.
9. Conciliation proceedings.
10. Child protective proceedings.
10-A. Permanency hearings for children placed out of their homes.
10-B. Former foster care youth re-entry proceedings.
10-C. Destitute children.