FCA 6 Flashcards
FCA 614 A permanently neglected child is under the age of__________
18
FCA 617 A summons in a proceeding to terminate parental rights must be served ____ days before the time stated for appearance.
a. 30 b. 20 c. 8 d. 2
B
FCA 624 Evidence at fact-finding hearing to terminate parental rights must be______
Competent, relevant and material (Remember: CRAM)
- FCA 633 Maximum period of suspended judgment (termination of parental rights) is _________________________
1 year and can be extended for another year if exceptional circumstances.
FCA 641 Family Court and ______________ court have concurrent jurisdiction over adoption proceedings.
Surrogates
FCA 614 Which of the following is not correct? Petition under article 6 of the FCA (Termination of parental rights due to permanent neglect) must allege that:
a. child is under 18 years of age
b. child is presently under care of authorized agency
c. agency has not made efforts to encourage parental relationship
d. parent has willfully for more than 1 year not maintained contact with child, or for 15 of most recent 22 months
C
FCA 617 Summons and petition under FCA 6 must be made at least 20 days before time stated for appearance and must, in or outside NYS, or in a foreign country be made in accordance with
a. FCA 611c
b. Rules of the Chief Judge, Section 205
c. Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) Article 3
d. Surrogates Court Procedures Act (SCPA) 317 with respect to the service of a citation
D
FCA 611 Proceedings to terminate parental rights due to permanent neglect are initiated pursuant to:
a. CPLR 4 b. CPL 30
c. Article 384-b of Social Services Law d. The Surrogates Ct Procedures Act
C
FCA 624 Which of the following relating to a hearing to terminate parental rights due to permanent neglect is correct?
a. at fact-finding evidence must only be material and relevant
b. at dispositional hearing evidence must be material, relevant, and competent
c. court may never dispense with dispositional hearing
d. evidence of parental contact after filing of proceeding is inadmissible at fact finding hearing
D
FCA 661 With respect to guardianship of the person of a minor, the Family Court has like jurisdiction as the:
a. County courts and surrogate’s courts b. County courts and District Courts
c. Surrogate’s courts and district courts d. Appellate Division
A
