N.Y. FCT Law § 1022-A
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Preliminary orders; notice and appointment of counsel
Official statutory text
§ 1022-a. Preliminary orders; notice and appointment of counsel. At a\nhearing held pursuant to section one thousand twenty-two of this part at\nwhich the respondent is present, the court shall advise the respondent\nand any non-respondent parent who is present of the allegations in the\napplication and shall appoint counsel for each in accordance with\nsection two hundred sixty-two of this act, unless waived.\n
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