Section 611. Permanently neglected child; purpose of part  


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  • The purpose of
      this part is to provide the  procedures  for  proceedings  initiated  in
      family  court,  pursuant  to  section three hundred eighty-four-b of the
      social services law, for the commitment of the guardianship and  custody
      of  a  child  upon  the ground that the child is a permanently neglected
      child. As used in this part "permanently  neglected  child"  shall  mean
      permanently  neglected  child as defined in subdivision seven of section
      three hundred eighty-four-b of the social services law, and  unless  the
      context requires otherwise, the provisions of such section three hundred
      eighty-four-b shall be deemed applicable requirements in addition to the
      procedures  contained  in  this  part.  All  references  in this part to
      petitions and proceedings initiated "under this part"  shall  be  deemed
      references  to  petitions  and proceedings initiated under section three
      hundred eighty-four-b of the social services law upon  the  ground  that
      the child is a permanently neglected child.