Protects family relationships to ensure that family ties are not severed unnecessarily or counter to children's best interests.

The Family Protection Act amends the family court act and the social services law to ensure family ties are not severed unnecessarily or counter to children's best interests. It requires courts to consider the child's interest in growing up in a permanent home, continuing connections to parents, siblings, extended family, and the child's community. The act also mandates that reasonable efforts be made to encourage and strengthen the parental relationship, unless detrimental to the child's best interests.

Protects family relationships to ensure that family ties are not severed unnecessarily or counter to children's best interests.

The Family Protection Act amends the family court act and the social services law to ensure family ties are not severed unnecessarily or counter to children's best interests. It requires courts to consider the child's interest in growing up in a permanent home, continuing connections to parents, siblings, extended family, and the child's community. The act also mandates that reasonable efforts be made to encourage and strengthen the parental relationship, unless detrimental to the child's best interests.