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New York Family Court Act – 2026

The Family Court Act is the New York Legislature's statute establishing the Family Court and governing what it hears: child protective proceedings, termination of parental rights, permanency hearings, juvenile delinquency, persons in need of supervision, paternity, support, custody and visitation, and family offense proceedings. It is a different body of law from the Uniform Rules for the Family Court (22 NYCRR Part 205), which are the court system's own practice rules for the same court.

Browse all 700 rules of the 2026 edition organized by section below. Each rule includes the full text, a plain-English summary, committee notes, amendment history, and cross-references to related rules. Use the search box to find rules by keyword or number.

Sections

Article 1: Family Court Established Article 2: Administration, Medical Examinations, Attorneys For Children, Auxiliary Services Article 3: Juvenile Delinquency Article 4: Support Proceedings Article 5: Paternity Proceedings Article 5-A: Special Provisions Relating to Enforcement of Support and Establishment of Paternity Article 5-B: Uniform Interstate Family Support Act Article 5-C: Judgments of Parentage of Children Conceived Through Assisted Reproduction or Pursuant to Surrogacy Agreements Article 6: Permanent Termination of Parental Rights, Adoption, Guardianship and Custody Article 7: Proceedings Concerning Whether a Person Is In Need of Supervision Article 8: Family Offenses Proceedings Article 9: Conciliation Proceedings Article 10: Child Protective Proceedings Article 10-A: Permanency Hearings For Children Placed Out of Their Homes Article 10-B: Former Foster Care Youth Re-entry Proceedings Article 10-C: Destitute Children Article 11: Appeals Article 12: Separability
Article 1: Family Court Established §§ 111–176 Article 2: Administration, Medical Examinations, Attorneys For Children, Auxiliary Services §§ 211–262 Article 3: Juvenile Delinquency §§ 301.1–385.2 Article 4: Support Proceedings §§ 411–479 Article 5: Paternity Proceedings §§ 511–565 Article 5-A: Special Provisions Relating to Enforcement of Support and Establishment of Paternity § 571 Article 5-B: Uniform Interstate Family Support Act §§ 580-101–580-903 Article 5-C: Judgments of Parentage of Children Conceived Through Assisted Reproduction or Pursuant to Surrogacy Agreements §§ 581-101–581-705 Article 6: Permanent Termination of Parental Rights, Adoption, Guardianship and Custody §§ 611–671 Article 7: Proceedings Concerning Whether a Person Is In Need of Supervision §§ 711–784 Article 8: Family Offenses Proceedings §§ 812–847 Article 9: Conciliation Proceedings §§ 911–926 Article 10: Child Protective Proceedings §§ 1011–1085 Article 10-A: Permanency Hearings For Children Placed Out of Their Homes §§ 1086–1090-A Article 10-B: Former Foster Care Youth Re-entry Proceedings §§ 1091–1091-A Article 10-C: Destitute Children §§ 1092–1097 Article 11: Appeals §§ 1111–1122 Article 12: Separability § 1211