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N.Y. Family Court Act § 779: Jurisdiction and supervision of respondent placed on probation; failure to comply with terms of probation

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  1. Family Court Act
  2. Article 7. Proceedings Concerning Whether a Person Is In Need of Supervision
  3. Part 7. Compliance With Orders

§ 779. Jurisdiction and supervision of respondent placed on probation;

failure to comply with terms of probation. (a) A respondent who is

placed on probation in accordance with section seven hundred fifty-seven

of this article shall remain under the legal jurisdiction of the court

pending expiration or termination of the period of probation.

(b) The probation service shall supervise the respondent during the

period of such legal jurisdiction.

(c) A respondent brought before the court for failure to comply with

reasonable terms and conditions of an order of probation issued under

section seven hundred fifty-seven of this article shall be subject to

section seven hundred seventy-nine-a of this article. If, after a

hearing pursuant to such section, the court determines by competent

proof that the respondent without just cause failed to comply with such

terms and conditions, the court may adjourn the matter for a new

dispositional hearing in accordance with subdivision (b) or (c) of

section seven hundred forty-nine of this article. The court may revoke

the order of probation and proceed to make any order that might have

been made at the time the order of probation was entered.

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