Gov. Kathy Hochul

A New York bill would ensure that adoptive parents don’t continue to receive payments after their children have been returned to foster care.

In New York, legislation that would have dialed back CPS intervention in families' lives failed to pass this legislative season, despite years of advocacy.

Under a new law in New York, the records of young people who have faced family court for minor misbehavior will be expunged at age 21.

A New York Assemblymember, former adoptee and co-author of the Preserving Family Bonds Act, has announced her plan to leave office.

The Preserving Family Bonds Act would have allowed a judge to determine whether biological parents could resume contact with adopted children, and the type of contact that would be permitted.

Late last year, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law creating a special council to address child poverty. The council will meet for the first time this week.

New York county leaders say there are too few secure detention facilities for teens awaiting trial, but greater capacity could be years away.

A new team of community workers is providing 24-hour psychiatric support to low-income youth in Brooklyn, with plans to expand citywide.

New York lawmakers have agreed to add six judges to the Family Court bench along with 14 new Supreme Court justices spread across the state.