The Matter of Ganiyu Adebola v. Diana Odunbaku

OPINION OF THE COURT

Fahey, J.

We apply our precedent in Matter of Bianca v Frank (43 NY2d 168 [1977]) to Family Court Act § 439 (e) and hold that if a party is represented by counsel, the time requirements set out in the statute for objections to a support magistrate’s final order, when the order is served by mail, do not begin to run until the order is mailed to counsel.

Diana Odunbaku (the mother) retained Staten Island Legal Services to represent her in her efforts to obtain child support from Ganiyu Adebola Odunbaku (the father), with whom she had a son. Through counsel, who represented her…