Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division : Second Judicial Department

May 6, 2026

2024-08272, F-4951-2022/2023A

Betsy Barros, J.P.

Valerie Brathwaite Nelson

Laurence L. Love

Susan Quirk, JJ.

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DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Queens County, dated July 16, 2024. Motion by the appellant pro se for waiver of costs, fees, and expenses and for the assignment of counsel.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and no papers having been filed in opposition or in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is for leave to prosecute the appeal on the original papers is denied as unnecessary (see Family Ct Act § 1116), and the appeal will be heard on the original papers (including a certified transcript of the proceedings, if any) and on the briefs of the parties, who are directed to upload, through the digital portal on this Court's website, digital copies of their respective briefs, with proof of service of one hard copy on each other, or, if self-represented and unable to upload a digital copy, to file one original copy with the Clerk of this Court, with proof of service of one hard copy on each other (22 NYCRR 670.9[a], 1250.5[e][1], 1250.9[e]; Family Ct Act § 1116); and it is further,

ORDERED that the motion is otherwise denied.

BARROS, J.P., BRATHWAITE NELSON, LOVE and QUIRK, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court