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Form 8-5 - Order Of Fact-Finding And Disposition

F.C.A. §§ 841; 842; 842-a

Form 8-5

[Note: If petition is dismissed, use Form 8-7]

(Family Offense -

Order of Fact-finding

and Disposition)

(12/2013)

At a term of the Family Court of the

State of New York, held in and for

the County of

, New York,

P R E S E N T :

Hon.

Judge

...............................................................

Petitioner,

Docket No.

-against-

ORDER OF FACT-FINDING

AND DISPOSITION

Respondent.

...............................................................

NOTICE:

YOUR WILLFUL FAILURE TO OBEY THIS ORDER MAY,

AFTER COURT HEARING, RESULT IN YOUR COMMITMENT

TO JAIL FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT FOR A TERM NOT TO

EXCEED SIX MONTHS FOR EACH VIOLATION. VIOLATIONS

OF AN ORDER OF PROTECTION MAY RESULT IN CRIMINAL

PROSECUTION AND INCARCERATION FOR UP TO SEVEN

YEARS FOR CRIMINAL CONTEMPT.

A petition under Article 8 of the Family Court Act having been filed in this Court;

and the Petitioner [specify]:

having [check applicable box(es)]:

“ appeared “ with counsel “ without counsel “ not appeared ;

“ not appeared but counsel appeared;

and the Respondent [specify]:

having [check applicable box(es)]:

“ appeared “ with counsel “ without counsel “ waived counsel “ not appeared ;

“ not appeared after service “ not appeared but service could not be made after every

reasonable effort had been made to effect service “ not appeared but counsel appeared;

and the Respondent [specify]:

having:

“ voluntarily, intelligently and knowingly admitted in open court that (s)he committed

the following act(s) [specify]:

“ denied the allegations of the petition and the matter having duly come on for a fact-

finding hearing before this Court ;

“ failed to appear and the matter having duly come on for a fact- finding hearing by inquest

before this Court ;

Form 8-5 - Order Of Fact-Finding And Disposition

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