New York Statutes
§ 400 — Removal of children
New York § 400
JurisdictionNew York
Law SOSSocial Services
Title 2Powers and Duties of Public Welfare Officials
Art. 6Children
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N.Y. Social Services § 400 (2026).
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§ 400. Removal of children.
1.When any child shall have been placed\nin an institution or in a family home by a social services official,\nthe social services official may remove such child from such institution\nor family home and make such disposition of such child as is provided by\nlaw, provided however, that in the case of a child who is a patient in a\nhospital licensed or operated by the office of mental health, such\nsocial services official may remove such child only upon the written\nauthorization of the medical director of the facility in which the child\nis a patient. A medical director may only refuse to authorize the\nremoval of a child if involuntary care and treatment of the child is\nwarranted. In such case the director shall institute necessary civil\ncommitment pro
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