{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-623","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Family Court Act § 623","heading":"Definition of \"dispositional hearing\"","body":"§ 623. Definition of \"dispositional hearing\". When used in this part,\n\"dispositional hearing\" means a hearing to determine what order of\ndisposition should be made in accordance with the best interests of the\nchild. Where the disposition ordered is the commitment of guardianship\nand custody in accordance with section six hundred thirty-four of this\npart, an initial freed child permanency hearing and all subsequent\npermanency hearings shall be held in accordance with article ten-A of\nthis act.","path":["Family Court Act","Article 6. Permanent Termination of Parental Rights, Adoption, Guardianship and Custody","Part 1. Permanent Termination of Parental Custody By Reason of Permanent Neglect"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/FCT/623","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"6b1675e0490abf105ae5e3f15198e32a7df6de1c30de22d72c7e555a18e61b22","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-622","next":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-624"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}