Section 1052-C. Duty to report investigations to locate non-respondent parents or relatives  


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  • Upon a determination by  the  court  to  enter  an
      order  of  disposition  placing the child in accordance with section one
      thousand fifty-five of this part, the court  shall  immediately  require
      the local social services district to report to the court the results of
      any  investigation  to  locate any non-respondent parent or relatives of
      the child, including all  of  the  child's  grandparents,  all  suitable
      relatives  identified  by  any  respondent parent and any non-respondent
      parent and all relatives identified by a child over the age of  five  as
      relatives  who  play  or  have played a significant positive role in the
      child's life, as required pursuant to section one thousand seventeen  of
      the  article.    Such  report  shall  include whether any non-respondent
      parent has expressed an interest in seeking  custody  of  the  child  or
      whether  any  relative who has been located has expressed an interest in
      becoming a foster parent for the child or in seeking custody or care  of
      the child.