In the Matter of a Custody/Visitation Proceeding Under Article 6 of the Family Court Act. Joaquin C.

Motion No: M-3719

Slip Opinion No: 2018 NYSlipOp 83137(U)

Decided on September 13, 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.

September 13, 2018

In the Matter of a Custody/Visitation

Proceeding Under Article 6 of the

Family Court Act.

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Joaquin C., Petitioner-Appellant, Docket No. V-47248-15/17A

v

Josephine I.-C.,

Respondent-Respondent.

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Dawne A. Mitchell, Esq., The Legal

Aid Society, Juvenile Rights

Practice, Attorney for the Child.

Respondent-respondent, having moved for leave to respond, as a poor person, to the appeal taken from the order of the Family Court, New York County, entered on or about November 1, 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, Randall Carmel, Esq., 410 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 302, Jericho, New York 11753, Telephone No. (603) 313-1951, 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 petitioner-appellant and 8 copies thereof are filed with this Court.ENTERED: September 13, 2018

_____________________ CLERK

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

M-3719