§ 1030 — Order of visitation by a respondent

New York § 1030

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law FCT: Family Court Act
• Part 2: Temporary Removal and Preliminary Orders
• Art. 10: Child Protective Proceedings

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§ 1030. Order of visitation by a respondent. (a) A respondent shall\nhave the right to reasonable and regularly scheduled visitation with a\nchild in the temporary custody of a social services official pursuant to\nthis part or pursuant to subdivision (d) of section one thousand\nfifty-one of this article, unless limited by an order of the family\ncourt.\n (b) A respondent who has not been afforded such visitation may apply\nto the court for an order requiring the local social services official\nhaving temporary custody of the child pursuant to this part or pursuant\nto subdivision (d) of section one thousand fifty-one of this article, to\npermit the respondent to visit the child at stated periods. Such\napplication shall be made upon notice to the local social services\nofficial and to any attorney appointed to represent the child, who shall\nbe afforded an opportunity to be heard thereon.\n (c) A respondent shall be granted reasonable and regularly scheduled\nvisitation unless the court finds that the child's life or health would\nbe endangered thereby, but the court may order visitation under the\nsupervision of an employee of a local social services department upon a\nfinding that such supervised visitation is in the best interest of the\nchild.\n (d) An order made under this section may be modified by the court for\ngood cause shown, upon application by any party or the child's attorney,\nand upon notice of such application to all other parties and the child's\nattorney, who shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard thereon.\n (e) An order made under this section shall terminate upon the entry of\nan order of disposition pursuant to part five of this article.\n