N.Y. Family Court Act § 1062: Motion to terminate placement

§ 1062. Motion to terminate placement. Any interested person acting on

behalf of a child placed under section one thousand fifty-five of this

article, the child's parent, or the person legally responsible for the

child may make a motion to the court for an order terminating the

placement. The motion must:

(a) show that an application for the child's return to his or her home

was made to an appropriate person in the place in which the child was

placed;

(b) show that the application was denied or was not granted within

thirty days from the day application was made; and

(c) be accompanied by a sworn affidavit stating the grounds for the

motion.