N.Y. FCT Law § 777
This is the official text of N.Y. FCT Law § 777, 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.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Failure to comply with terms of placement at home
Official statutory text
§ 777. Failure to comply with terms of placement at home. If a person\nplaced in his own home subject to orders of the court leaves home\nwithout the court's permission, he may be brought before the court and\nif, after hearing, the court is satisfied by competent proof that the\nrespondent left home without just cause, the court may revoke the order\nof placement and proceed to make any order that might have been made at\nthe time the order of placement was made. It may also continue the order\nof placement and, on due notice and after hearing, enter an order of\nprotection for the duration of the placement.\n
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in New York?
Find a New York lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.