Opinion ID: 2227102
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Heading: Consent Removal

Text: First, section 1021 provides that a child may be removed from the place where he is residing with the written consent of his parent or other person legally responsible for his care, if the child is an abused or neglected child under this article (Family Court Act § 1021; see Tenenbaum v Williams , 193 F3d 581, 590 n 5 [2d Cir 1999]; Matter of Jonathan P., 283 AD2d 675 [3d Dept 2001]). This section is significant because many parents are willing and able to understand the need to place the child outside the home and because resort to unnecessary legal coercion can be detrimental to later treatment efforts (Besharov, at 6).