McD. v. Timothy E.D.

Order, Family Court, New York County (Karen I. Lupuloff, J.), entered on or about January 18, 2008, which, upon a finding that respondent father was in willful violation of a child support order, committed him to the New York City Department of Correction for a term of six months to be served on weekends only, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the petition dismissed.

We reach the father’s contention that he was deprived of his right to counsel at the hearing that resulted in the issuance of the order of commitment, even though the father’s jail term has ended (see Matter of…