N.Y. Family Court Act § 1047: Sequence of hearings

§ 1047. Sequence of hearings. (a) Upon completion of the fact-finding

hearing, the dispositional hearing may commence immediately after the

required findings are made.

(b) Reports prepared by the probation service or a duly authorized

association, agency, society or institution for use by the court at any

time for the making of an order of disposition shall be deemed

confidential information furnished to the court which the court shall

make available for inspection and copying by all counsel. The court may,

in its discretion, withhold from disclosure, a part or parts of the

reports which are not relevant to a proper disposition, or sources of

information which have been obtained on a promise of confidentiality, or

any other portion thereof, disclosure of which would not be in the

interests of justice or in the best interests of the child. In all cases

where a part or parts of the reports are not disclosed, the court shall

state for the record that a part or parts of the reports have been

excepted and the reasons for its action. The action of the court

excepting information from disclosure shall be subject to review on

appeal from the order of disposition. Such reports may not be furnished

to the court prior to the completion of a fact-finding hearing, but may

be used in a dispositional hearing.