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

APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. CAF 09-01674
DOCKET NO. NN-2233-08

MATTER OF KHALIL O.F. JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT; THARRON F., RESPONDENT, AND LATONYA G., 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 July 8, 2009, and for assignment of counsel,

Now, upon reading and filing the affidavit of Latonya G., sworn to September 18, 2009, 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 Richard P. Ferris, Esq., 403 Mayro Building, 239 Genesee Street, Utica, New York 13501, 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 Richard P. Ferris, 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: December 9, 2009

PATRICIA L. MORGAN, Clerk