N.Y. Family Court Act § 1075: Special duties of attorney for the child

§ 1075. Special duties of attorney for the child. In addition to all

other duties and responsibilities necessary to the representation of a

child who is the subject of a proceeding under this article, an attorney

for a child shall upon receipt of a report from a child protective

agency pursuant to sections one thousand thirty-nine, one thousand

thirty-nine-a, one thousand fifty-two-a, one thousand fifty-three, one

thousand fifty-four, one thousand fifty-five, one thousand fifty-seven

and one thousand fifty-eight, review the information contained therein

and make a determination as to whether there is reasonable cause to

suspect that the child is at risk of further abuse or neglect or that

there has been a substantive violation of a court order. Where the

attorney for the child makes such a determination, the attorney shall

apply to the court for appropriate relief pursuant to section one

thousand sixty-one. Nothing contained in this section shall relieve a

child protective agency or social services official of its duties

pursuant to this act or the social services law.