IN THE MATTER OF TRINITY L.T.
Motion No: CAF 25-02066 and CAF 25-02067
Slip Opinion No: 2026 NY Slip Op 61249(U)
Decided on January 14, 2026
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.


January 14, 2026

PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., LINDLEY, CURRAN, BANNISTER, AND MONTOUR, JJ.

CAF 25-02066 and CAF 25-02067
Docket No: D-00520-25

IN THE MATTER OF TRINITY L.T., RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.



NIAGARA COUNTY ATTORNEY, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT.


Appeals having been taken herein from orders of the Family Court, Niagara County, entered October 15, 2025, and an application having been made for substitution of counsel as Attorney for the Child,

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 appeal taken from the "Order Upon Fact-Finding Hearing" under Appellate Division Docket No. CAF 25-02066 is dismissed on the ground that the order appealed from is not an order of disposition appealable as of right (see Family Court Act § 365.1 [1]), and the application is dismissed with respect to that appeal, and

It is further ORDERED that the application is granted with respect to the appeal taken from the "Order of Disposition" under Appellate Division Docket No. CAF 25-02067, and

It is further ORDERED that Deborah K. Jessey, Esq., P.O. Box 267, 9845 Main Street, Clarence, New York 14031, is hereby assigned as Attorney for the Child and may submit an original, five hard copies, and one electronic copy of a respondent's brief, together with proof of service of one hard copy of the brief upon any party exempt from e-filing pursuant to 22 NYCRR 1000.17 (c) (6) (A).

Entered: January 14, 2026

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court