Legal Opinion
In re Jason C.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 31, 2000PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a child protective proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 10, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Queens County (Bogacz, J.), entered June 28, 1999, which directed that he be represented by assigned counsel.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Queens County, for further proceedings consistent herewith.
Although an individual’s right to representation by counsel of his choice is not absolute, “any restriction imposed on that right will be carefully scrutinized”, and that…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Greene v. GreeneNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Mtr. of Abrams (John Anonymous)New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- In re HofAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. SalcedoNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Booth v. Continental InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by4 opinions
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