(a) The forms set forth in
Chapter IV of Subtitle D of this Title, designated "Forms of the Family Court
of the State of New York" and "Adoption Forms of the Family Court and
Surrogate's Court of the State of New York," respectively, shall be the
official forms of the court and shall, in substantially the same form as set
forth, be uniformly used throughout the State. Examples of these forms shall be
available at the clerk's office of any Family Court.
(b) The prefixes for the docket
numbers assigned to Family Court proceedings shall be:
A Adoption
As Adoption Surrender
B Commitment of guardianship and custody
(§§ 384, 384-b, Social Services Law)
C Conciliation
D Delinquency (including transfers from
criminal courts)
E Designated felony delinquency (including
transfers from criminal courts)
F Support
G Guardianship (§ 661, Family Court
Act)
L Approval of foster care placement
M Consent to marry
N Neglect or child abuse (child protective
proceeding)
O Family offenses
P Paternity
R Referred from Supreme Court (except
delinquency)
S Person in need of supervision
U Uniform Interstate Family Support Law
V Custody of minors (§ 651, Family Court
Act)
W Material witness
Z Miscellaneous
(c) Proceedings for extensions
of placement in Person in Need of Supervision and juvenile delinquency
proceedings and for permanency hearings in child protective and voluntary
foster care proceedings pursuant to article 10-A of the Family Court Act shall
bear the prefix and docket number of the original proceeding in which the
placement was made. Permanency hearings pursuant to Family Court Act article
10-A regarding children freed for adoption shall bear the prefix and docket
number of the proceeding or proceedings in which the child was freed: the
surrender and/or termination of parental rights proceedings. Permanency reports
submitted pursuant to article 10-A shall not be considered new
petitions.
(d) The
case docket number shall appear on the outside cover and first page to the
right of the caption of every paper tendered for filing in the proceeding. Each
such cover and first page also shall contain an indication of the county of
venue and a brief description of the nature of the paper and, where the case
has been assigned to an individual judge, shall contain the name of the
assigned judge to the right of the caption. In addition to complying with the
provisions of CPLR 2101, every paper filed in court shall have annexed thereto
appropriate proof of service on all parties where required, and if typewritten,
shall have at least double space between each line, except for quotations and
the names and addresses of attorneys appearing in the action, and shall have at
least one-inch margins. In addition, every paper filed in court, other than an
exhibit or printed official form promulgated in accordance with section 214 of
the Family Court Act, shall contain writing on one side only, except that
papers that are fastened on the side may contain writing on both sides. Papers
that are stapled or bound securely shall not be rejected for filing simply
because they are not bound with a backer of any kind.