{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-320.1","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Family Court Act § 320.1","heading":"The initial appearance; definition","body":"§ 320.1. The initial appearance; definition. When used in this article\n\"initial appearance\" means the proceeding on the date the respondent\nfirst appears before the court after a petition has been filed and any\nadjournments thereof, for the purposes specified in section 320.4.","path":["Family Court Act","Article 3. Juvenile Delinquency","Part 2. Initial Appearance and Probable Cause Hearing"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/FCT/320.1","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"436bb1176a06a8ddc219ac6665c226a848cde47ec9c2d4d22387fd8bb1150da8","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-315.3","next":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-320.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}