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- Title: Matter Frank C.
- Author : Court of Appeals of New York
- Release Date : January 13, 1987
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 51 KB
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[70 N.Y.2d 408 Page 410] Opinion OF THE COURT In this juvenile delinquency proceeding under article 3 of the Family Court Act, we are asked to consider
whether dismissal of the presentment agency's petition is mandatory when the statutorily required fact-finding hearing is
delayed beyond the time limits delineated in Family Court Act § 340.1 through no fault or dilatory conduct attributable to
the presentment agency. Guided by the legislative goal of assuring speedy adjudications for juveniles, we hold that the source
of delay is not controlling and that dismissal is required whenever the statutory requirements for commencing a fact-finding
hearing are not satisfied.