{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-1033","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Family Court Act § 1033","heading":"Access to the court for the purpose of filing a petition","body":"§ 1033. Access to the court for the purpose of filing a petition. Any\nperson seeking to file a petition at the court's direction, pursuant to\nsubdivision (b) of section one thousand thirty-two shall have access to\nthe court for the purpose of making an ex parte application therefor.\nNothing in this section, however, is intended to prevent a family court\njudge from requiring such person to first report to an appropriate child\nprotective agency.","path":["Family Court Act","Article 10. Child Protective Proceedings","Part 3. Preliminary Procedure"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/FCT/1033","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"b3482b57a61bb49352a4c2087896204669db6a875b0dab105b5be3ee41087d07","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-1032","next":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-1033-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}