Statute · New York Family Court Act
N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 1011 — Purpose
N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 1011
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Family Court Act
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 1011. Purpose. This article is designed to establish procedures to help protect children from injury or mistreatment and to help safeguard their physical, mental, and emotional well-being. It is designed to provide a due process of law for determining when the state, through its family court,…
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N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 1011 — Purpose is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 1011. Purpose. This article is designed to establish procedures to help protect children from injury or mistreatment and to help safeguard their physical, mental, and emotional well-being. It is designed to provide a due process of law for determining when the state, through its family court, may intervene against the wishes of a parent on behalf of a child so that his needs are properly met.