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Committee: Children, Council on
Comments on the Office of Court Administration’s Proposal Regarding Access to Forensic Evaluation Reports in Child Custody and Visitation Cases (March 2013) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Child Custody & Visitation

Testimony Before the New York State Bar Association Task Force on the Family Court on increasing the number of New York Family Court Judges in order to reduce the length of time a child is in foster care (January 2012) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Family Court Judges

Report on A.7598/S.5456 regarding the notice of indicated reports of child maltreatment and changes of placement in child protective and voluntary foster care (June 2011) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Child Protective Placement/Foster Care

Letter to Governor Cuomo concerning the State Budget provisions related to the Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (March 2011) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program

Letter to Governor Cuomo highlighting important issues affecting children to be considered during his term (January 2011) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Children

Report on A.11273-A/S.7833-A concerning the adjudicating of a child (Person in Need of Supervision) to undergo alcohol and drug detoxification (June 2010) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

Report on A.9523-B/S.6361-B concerning youth drug and alcohol detoxification (April 2010) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

Report on A.8524/S.3868-A which would amend the New York State Family Court Act and Social Services Law to permit the restoration of parental rights in certain limited circumstances after a termination of parental rights has previously been ordered by the family court (April 2010) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Parental Rights

Letter to Governor Paterson regarding the provisions in Article 7 budget legislations which impact children and families (April 2010) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Children

Report on A.8957-A/S.5968-A which would increase the number of Family Court Judges(April 2010) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Family Court Judges

Letter regarding A.8957, which would increase the number of Family Court judges (October 2009) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Family Court Judges

Letter to the New York State Office of Children and Family Services regarding the Standards for the Provision of Adolescent Services for Foster Care Youth (November 2009) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Foster Care

Letter to the ABA Section on Litigation commenting on the draft Model Act Governing Representation of Children in Abuse and Neglect Proceedings (March 2009) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Abuse and Neglect Proceedings

Letter urging an increase in the number of Family Court judges in New York City and New York State (June 2009) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Family Court Judges

Report on S.5461/A.7805 which would replace the term "Law Guardian" with "attorney for the child" (Reissued March 2010) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Law Guardians

Kinship Guardianship Assistance Law for New York (March 2009) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Kinship Guardianship

Statement to the Obama Administration's transition team regarding services for at-risk children and families (December 2008) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Children

Letter to Governor Patterson regarding financial reductions to the State's budget (August 2008) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Child Welfare

Letter to the ABA in support of the ABA Litigation Section’s opposition to the Uniform Representation of Children in Abuse, Neglect and Custody Proceedings Act proposed by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Child Client

The Permanency Legislation of 2005: An Unfunded Mandate — Critical Resource Needs for New York City’s Children and Families ( PDF format )
Subject area: Foster Care

Dignity for All Students Act (Reissued May 2010) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Education

Letter to Governor Spitzer highlighting issues that should be given priority by the administration including children, families, family court and juvenile justice ( PDF format )
Subject area: Children

Letter to Congress urging the opposition of a final Conference Report that cuts services to children who rely on Medicaid for health care coverage ( PDF format )
Subject area: Health Care

Letter to Sheldon Silver, Speaker of the NYS Assembly, Regarding the New York City Administration for Children's Services Budget ( PDF format )
Subject area: Child Welfare