N.Y. Family Court Act § 1086: Purpose

§ 1086. Purpose. The purpose of this article is to establish uniform

procedures for permanency hearings for all children who are placed in

foster care pursuant to section three hundred fifty-eight-a, three

hundred eighty-four or three hundred eighty-four-a of the social

services law or pursuant to section one thousand twenty-two, one

thousand twenty-seven, one thousand fifty-two, one thousand eighty-nine,

one thousand ninety-one, one thousand ninety-four or one thousand

ninety-five of this act; children who are directly placed with a

relative pursuant to section one thousand seventeen or one thousand

fifty-five of this act; and children who are freed for adoption. It is

meant to provide children placed out of their homes timely and effective

judicial review that promotes permanency, safety and well-being in their

lives.