New York Statutes

§ 624 — Evidence

New York § 624
JurisdictionNew York
Law FCTFamily Court Act
Part 1Permanent Termination of Parental Custody By Reason of Permanent Neglect
Art. 6Permanent Termination of Parental Rights, Adoption, Guardianship and Custody

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N.Y. Family Court Act § 624 (2026).

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§ 624. Evidence. Only competent, material and relevant evidence may be\nadmitted in a fact-finding hearing; only material and relevant evidence\nmay be admitted in a dispositional hearing. Evidence of parental contact\nor of failure to maintain contact with a child subsequent to the date of\nthe filing of a petition under this part shall be inadmissible in the\nfact-finding hearing. Such evidence may be admitted in the dispositional\nhearing but shall not, of itself, be sufficient as a matter of law to\npreclude or require an order committing the guardianship and custody of\nthe child.\n

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