Legal Opinion
Biskupski v. McClellan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 27, 2000PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Family Court properly determined that it is in the best interests of the children to change custody from respondent to petitioner and thus properly granted the petition seeking that relief (see generally, Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171).
The court also properly denied respondent’s request for an adjournment to substitute new assigned counsel. “An indigent party’s right to court-appointed counsel under the Family Court Act is not absolute” (Matter of Petkovsek v Snyder, 251 AD2d 1086). “In order to have substitute counsel appointed, a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Mooney v. MooneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Petkovsek v. SnyderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Moore v. McClenosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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