N.Y. Family Court Act § 311.2: Sufficiency of petition

§ 311.2. Sufficiency of petition. A petition, or a count thereof, is

sufficient on its face when:

1. it substantially conforms to the requirements prescribed in section

311.1; and

2. the allegations of the factual part of the petition, together with

those of any supporting depositions which may accompany it, provide

reasonable cause to believe that the respondent committed the crime or

crimes charged; and

3. non-hearsay allegations of the factual part of the petition or of

any supporting depositions establish, if true, every element of each

crime charged and the respondent's commission thereof.