Terms Used In New York Laws > Social Services > Article 6 > Title 12 - Family Support Services Programs

• Child: means a person actually or apparently under the age of eighteen years;
  
  2. See N.Y. Social Services Law 371
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• family support services programs: shall mean a program established pursuant to this title to provide community-based supportive services to children and families with the goal of (i) preventing a child from being adjudicated a person in need of supervision and help prevent the out of home placements of such youth or (ii) preventing a petition from being filed under article seven of the family court act, or (iii) reducing future interaction with the juvenile justice or child welfare systems for children under twelve years of age who do not fall under the definition of juvenile delinquent pursuant to subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section 301. See N.Y. Social Services Law 458-M
• Home: includes a family boarding home or a family free home. See N.Y. Social Services Law 371
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Juvenile delinquent: means a person as defined in section 301. See N.Y. Social Services Law 371
• Person in need of supervision: means a person as defined in section seven hundred twelve of the family court act. See N.Y. Social Services Law 371