{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-1033-a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Family Court Act § 1033-a","heading":"Initial appearance","body":"§ 1033-a. Initial appearance. For the purposes of this section,\n\"initial appearance\" means the proceeding on the date the respondent\nfirst appears before the court after the petition has been filed and any\nadjournments thereof.","path":["Family Court Act","Article 10. Child Protective Proceedings","Part 3. Preliminary Procedure"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/FCT/1033-A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"0798f93addd69cec1c3f4d0a02511cbeb7b288f02354158b727b9b0d446a487f","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-1033","next":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-1033-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}