Legal Opinion

Rosof v. Mallory

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 11, 2011PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

At the commencement of a hearing to determine whether the father should have only supervised visitation with his daughter, the father’s attorney asked to be relieved, and the father consented to her discharge. The father asked that new counsel be appointed, but the Family Court declined to do so, and the father represented himself.

The father, as a respondent in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, had the right to be represented by counsel (see Family Ct Act § 262; Matter of Patricia L. v Steven L., 119 AD2d 221, 224 [1986]). To determine whether a party is validly waiving the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Patricia L. v. Steven L.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  2. In re Casey N.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. Collier v. NormanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Williams v. BentleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. Spencer v. SpencerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Savoca v. BellofattoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. Belmonte v. BatistaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  3. Cerquin v. VisintinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. Matter of Moiseeva v. SichkinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. Matter of Tarnai v. BuchbinderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015

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