{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-1075","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Family Court Act § 1075","heading":"Special duties of attorney for the child","body":"§ 1075. Special duties of attorney for the child. In addition to all\nother duties and responsibilities necessary to the representation of a\nchild who is the subject of a proceeding under this article, an attorney\nfor a child shall upon receipt of a report from a child protective\nagency pursuant to sections one thousand thirty-nine, one thousand\nthirty-nine-a, one thousand fifty-two-a, one thousand fifty-three, one\nthousand fifty-four, one thousand fifty-five, one thousand fifty-seven\nand one thousand fifty-eight, review the information contained therein\nand make a determination as to whether there is reasonable cause to\nsuspect that the child is at risk of further abuse or neglect or that\nthere has been a substantive violation of a court order. Where the\nattorney for the child makes such a determination, the attorney shall\napply to the court for appropriate relief pursuant to section one\nthousand sixty-one. Nothing contained in this section shall relieve a\nchild protective agency or social services official of its duties\npursuant to this act or the social services law.","path":["Family Court Act","Article 10. Child Protective Proceedings","Part 7. Compliance With Orders"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/FCT/1075","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"7d5110075c5299a175a0f0a979b38d46be3e4238234dedefc2037f8fad25e5fb","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-1074","next":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-1081"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}