{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-1041","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Family Court Act § 1041","heading":"Required findings concerning notice","body":"§ 1041. Required findings concerning notice. No factfinding hearing\nmay commence under this article unless the court enters a finding:\n  (a) that the parent or other person legally responsible for the\nchild's care is present at the hearing and has been served with a copy\nof the petition; or\n  (b) if the parent or other person legally responsible for the care of\nthe child is not present, that every reasonable effort has been made to\neffect service under section ten hundred thirty-six or ten hundred\nthirty-seven.","path":["Family Court Act","Article 10. Child Protective Proceedings","Part 4. Hearings"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/FCT/1041","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"f4287f09237bebb9bc7f6954539cf3bb0ebbfe110e8ca2949186ef86dac3bb57","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-1040","next":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-1042"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}