New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services
Subchapter C - Social Services
Article 2 - Family and Children's Services
Part 420 - STATE ADOPTION SERVICE
Section 420.1 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 18 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 420.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

As used in this Part:

(a) Legally freed child means a person under the age of 18 years:

(1) whose custody and guardianship have been transferred to an authorized agency as a result of either a surrender instrument executed pursuant to section 383-c or 384 of the Social Services Law or an order of the Family Court or the Surrogate's Court made pursuant to section 384-b of the Social Services Law; or

(2) whose care and custody have been transferred to an authorized agency pursuant to article 3, 7 or 10-C of the Family Court Act, section 1055 of the Family Court Act or section 384-a of the Social Services Law and where such child's parents are both deceased, or where one parent is deceased and the other parent is not a person entitled to notice pursuant to sections 111 and 111-a of the Domestic Relations Law.

(b) Referral means the reporting of a legally freed child in the care of an authorized agency to the State Adoption Service.

(c) Photo listing means the placing of a legally freed child's picture and description in the books that are organized, prepared, and distributed to authorized agencies and to appropriate citizen groups by the State Adoption Service.

(d) State Adoption Service is the unit of the State Department of Social Services responsible for the operation of the program mandated by the provisions of section 372-b of the Social Services Law.

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