| IN THE MATTER OF KRISTIE SMITH V MATTHEW GRIMES |
| Motion No: CAF 23-00961 |
| Slip Opinion No: 2023 NY Slip Op 71558(U) |
| Decided on July 25, 2023 |
| Appellate Division, Fourth 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. |
PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., SMITH, PERADOTTO, LINDLEY, AND CURRAN, JJ.
CAF 23-00961
Docket No: V-892-20/22B, C, D
| IN THE MATTER OF KRISTIE SMITH,
PETITIONER-RESPONDENT, V MATTHEW GRIMES, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. |
Petitioner-respondent having applied for permission to proceed as a poor person and for assignment of counsel on the appeal taken herein from an order of the Family Court, Cattaraugus County, entered March 27, 2023,
Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the application, and due deliberation having been had thereon,
It is hereby ORDERED that the application insofar as it seeks the assignment of counsel is denied on the ground that such relief is not authorized (see Family Court Act §§ 262, 1120 [a]), and
It is further ORDERED that the application insofar as it seeks permission to proceed as a poor person is granted.
Entered: July 25, 2023
Ann Dillon Flynn
Clerk of the Court