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Family Court Act § 346.1 · Part 4. The Fact-finding Hearing

Fact-finding hearing; removal

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§ 346.1. Fact-finding hearing; removal. Where the proceeding was commenced by the filing of an order of removal pursuant to a direction authorized by section 220.10, 310.85 or 330.25 of the criminal procedure law, the requirements of a fact-finding hearing shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon the filing of the order and no further fact-finding hearing need be held; provided, however, that where any specification required by subdivision five of section 725.05 of the criminal procedure law is not clear, the court may examine such records or hold such hearing as it deems necessary to clarify said specification.

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