N.Y. FCT Law § 736

§ 736. Issuance of summons. (1) On the filing of a petition under this\narticle, the court may cause a copy of the petition and a summons to be\nissued, requiring the respondent and his parent or other person legally\nresponsible for his care, or with whom he is domiciled, to appear at the\ncourt at a time and place named to answer the petition. The summons\nshall be signed by the court or by the clerk or deputy clerk of the\ncourt. If those on whom a summons must be served are before the court at\nthe time of the filing of a petition, the provisions of part four of\nthis article shall be followed.\n (2) In proceedings originated pursuant to subdivision (b) of section\nseven hundred thirty-three of this article, the court shall cause a copy\nof the petition and notice of the time and place to be heard to be\nserved upon any parent of the respondent or other person legally\nresponsible for the respondent's care who has not signed the petition,\nprovided that the address of such parent or other person legally\nresponsible is known to the court or is ascertainable by the court. Such\npetition shall include a notice that, upon placement of the child in the\ncare and custody of the department of social services or any other\nagency, said parent may be named as a respondent in a child support\nproceeding brought pursuant to article four of this act. Service shall\nbe made by the clerk of the court by mailing such notice and petition by\nordinary first class mail to such parent or other person legally\nresponsible at such person's last known residence.\n (3) In proceedings originated pursuant to subdivision (a), (c), (d) or\n(e) of section seven hundred thirty-three of this article, the court\nshall cause a copy of the petition and notice of the time and place to\nbe heard to be served upon each parent of the respondent or other person\nlegally responsible for the respondent's care, provided that the address\nof such parent or other person legally responsible is known to the court\nor is ascertainable by the court. Service shall be made by the clerk of\nthe court by mailing such notice and petition by ordinary first class\nmail to such parent or other person legally responsible at such person's\nlast known residence.\n (4) Where the petition contains allegations of truancy and/or school\nmisbehavior and where the school district or local educational agency is\nnot the petitioner and where, at any stage of the proceeding, the court\ndetermines that assistance by the school district or local educational\nagency may aid in the resolution of the education-related allegations in\nthe petition, the school district or local educational agency may be\nnotified by the court and given an opportunity to be heard.\n