Anonymous v. Anonymous
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Judith Gische, J.), entered on or about January 20, 1998, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, denied defendant’s motion to disqualify counsel appointed as Law Guardian for the parties’ children, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Automatic, non-discretionary disqualification pursuant to Code of Professional Responsibility DR 5-108 (22 NYCRR 1200.27; see, e.g., Tekni-Plex, Inc. v Meyner & Landis, 89 NY2d 123) was properly denied since defendant did not demonstrate that the relevant interests of his 15-year-old son, who is now…
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