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

APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. CAF 08-01304
DOCKET NO. B-620-621-06/07B

MATTER OF CHRISTOPHER J., III AND RICHARD J. OSWEGO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT; CHRISTOPHER J., RESPONDENT-APPELLANT, AND DIANE J., RESPONDENT.

Respondent-appellant having moved for permission to proceed as a poor person on the appeal taken herein from an order of the Family Court, Oswego County, entered in the Office of the Clerk of said Court on May 16, 2008, and for assignment of counsel,

Now, upon reading and filing the affidavit of Christopher J., sworn to July 23, 2008, the certification of Maureen H. Petersen, Esq., dated August 11, 2008, the notice of motion with proof of service thereof, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is granted, and

It is further ORDERED that John M. Murphy, Jr., Esq., 440 Main Street, Phoenix, New York 13135, is hereby assigned as counsel to conduct the appeal, and

It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the Family Court, Oswego County, is hereby directed to provide John M. Murphy, Jr., 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, Oswego County, within 30 days of the date of this order, pursuant to Family Court Act § 1121 (7).

Entered: September 25, 2008

JOANN M. WAHL, Clerk