PRESENT: SCUDDER, P. J., HURLBUTT, MARTOCHE, SMITH, AND CENTRA, JJ.

APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. CAF 08-00802
DOCKET NOS. B-368-07, B-369-07

MATTER OF LA'DERRICK W. AND QUENTIN W. JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT; ASHLEY W., RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

Respondent-appellant having moved for permission to proceed as a poor person on the appeal taken herein from an order of the Family Court, Jefferson County, entered in the Office of the Clerk of said Court on April 3, 2008, and for assignment of counsel, and for other relief,

Now, upon reading and filing the affidavit of Ashley W., sworn to March 31, 2008 , and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is granted, and

It is further ORDERED that Dennis A. Germain, Esq., PO Box 6273, Watertown, New York 13601, is hereby assigned as counsel to conduct the appeal, and

It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the Family Court, Jefferson County, is hereby directed to provide Dennis A. Germain, Esq. with copies of all papers and transcripts of stenographic, digitally recorded, or audiotaped minutes, if any, of the proceedings had and filed in said Clerk's Office upon which the appeal is based, and

It is further ORDERED that the transcripts, if any, shall be filed with the Clerk of the Family Court, Jefferson County, within 30 days of the date of this order, pursuant to Family Court Act § 1121 (7).

Entered: June 4, 2008

JOANN M. WAHL, Clerk