Legal Opinion
In re Westchester
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 13, 2008PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In four related child abuse and neglect proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 10, nonparty J. Henry Neale, Jr., appeals from an order of the Family Court, Westchester County (Klein, J.), entered March 23, 2006, which denied his motion to vacate his disqualification as counsel for the father.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The disqualification of an attorney is a matter resting within the sound discretion of the court (see Matter of Marvin Q., 45 AD3d 852 [2007]). “Although ‘[a] party’s entitlement to be represented in ongoing litigation by counsel of his or her own…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- In re Marvin Q.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Carey v. CareyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
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- Madris v. OlivieraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
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