N.Y. FCT Law § 1062
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Motion to terminate placement
Official statutory text
§ 1062. Motion to terminate placement. Any interested person acting on\nbehalf of a child placed under section one thousand fifty-five of this\narticle, the child's parent, or the person legally responsible for the\nchild may make a motion to the court for an order terminating the\nplacement. The motion must:\n (a) show that an application for the child's return to his or her home\nwas made to an appropriate person in the place in which the child was\nplaced;\n (b) show that the application was denied or was not granted within\nthirty days from the day application was made; and\n (c) be accompanied by a sworn affidavit stating the grounds for the\nmotion.\n
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