Family Court Act § 311.2 · Part 1. Jurisdiction and Preliminary Procedures
Sufficiency of petition
Text — Law content up to date as of August 21, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 311.2. Sufficiency of petition. A petition, or a count thereof, is sufficient on its face when:
1. it substantially conforms to the requirements prescribed in section 311.1; and
2. the allegations of the factual part of the petition, together with those of any supporting depositions which may accompany it, provide reasonable cause to believe that the respondent committed the crime or crimes charged; and
3. non-hearsay allegations of the factual part of the petition or of any supporting depositions establish, if true, every element of each crime charged and the respondent's commission thereof.
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