Family Court Act § 320.1 · Part 2. Initial Appearance and Probable Cause Hearing
The initial appearance; definition
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§ 320.1. The initial appearance; definition. When used in this article "initial appearance" means the proceeding on the date the respondent first appears before the court after a petition has been filed and any adjournments thereof, for the purposes specified in section 320.4.
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