In the Matter of a Paternity Proceeding Under Article 5 of the Family Court Act. Commissioner of Social Services

Motion No: M-4978

Slip Opinion No: 2018 NYSlipOp 60674(U)

Decided on January 11, 2018

Appellate Division, First Department, Motion Decision

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.

January 11, 2018

In the Matter of a Paternity

Proceeding Under Article 5

of the Family Court Act.

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Commissioner of Social Services, on behalf of Julissa Yahaira S.-C.,Docket No. P-03672/16

Petitioner-Respondent,

v

George N.,

Respondent-Appellant.

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Andrew J. Baer, Esq.,

Attorney for the Children.

Carmen Restivo, Esq., court attorney for the subject child, having moved on the child's behalf for leave to respond, as a poor person, to the appeal from the order of the Family Court, New York County, entered on or about August 3, 2017, and for assignment of counsel, a free copy of the transcript, and for related relief, Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon, It is ordered that the motion is granted to the extent of (1) assigning, pursuant to §1120 of the Family Court Act, Andrew J. Baer, Esq., 299 Broadway, Suite 1415, New York, NY 10007, Telephone No. 212-233-0318, as counsel for purposes of responding to the appeal; (2) permitting movant to respond to the appeal upon a reproduced respondent's brief, on condition that one copy

of such brief be served upon the attorney for respondent-appellant and 8 copies thereof are filed with this Court. ENTERED: January 11, 2018

_____________________ CLERK

Present: Hon. Rolando T. Acosta,Presiding Justice, David Friedman John W. Sweeny, Jr. Dianne T. Renwick Rosalyn H. Richter,Justices

M-4978