N.Y. FCT Law § 1033
This is the official text of N.Y. FCT Law § 1033, part of New York’s FCT Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "FCT Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Access to the court for the purpose of filing a petition
Official statutory text
§ 1033. Access to the court for the purpose of filing a petition. Any\nperson seeking to file a petition at the court's direction, pursuant to\nsubdivision (b) of section one thousand thirty-two shall have access to\nthe court for the purpose of making an ex parte application therefor.\nNothing in this section, however, is intended to prevent a family court\njudge from requiring such person to first report to an appropriate child\nprotective agency.\n
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