Family Court Act § 771 · Part 7. Compliance With Orders
Discontinuation of treatment by agency or institution
Text — Law content up to date as of August 21, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 771. Discontinuation of treatment by agency or institution. If an authorized agency in which a person is placed under section seven hundred fifty-six
(a) discontinues or suspends its work; or
(b) is unwilling to continue to care for the person for the reason that support by the state of New York or one of its political subdivisions has been discontinued; or
(c) so fundamentally alters its program that the person can no longer benefit from it, the person shall be returned by the agency to the court which entered the order of placement.
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- Law content up to date as of August 21, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/FCT771
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