Opinion
Motion No: M-1880
08-28-2020
Virginia Wood Cornish, Plaintiff, v. Index #314770/13 Donald Terrence Rollock, Defendant.
Defendant having moved, pursuant to CPLR 5704, to review the refusal by the Supreme Court, New York County, by order dated May 26, 2020, to execute an order to show cause, and to grant the proposed interim relief sought therein and stay the enforcement of an order of the same court, dated May 18, 2020, which directed the appointment of a guardian ad litem for the parties' children, Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon, it is ORDERED that the motion is granted to the extent of making the underlying order to show cause, seeking to disqualify Karen Steinberg, Esq., as guardian ad litem for the parties children, and to have the court appoint an attorney for the children required to follow 22 NYCRR 7.2, or, alternatively to have the court appoint an attorney for the children in addition to the appointment of a substitute guardian ad litem, returnable in the Supreme Court, New York County, at a date and time convenient to the court, for a determination on the merits, and, it is further Ordered that, pending determination of that motion, enforcement of the order dated May 18, 2020, which directed the appointment of a guardian ad litem for the parties' children, is stayed.Defendant shall serve a copy of this order on the Ex Parte Office of the Supreme Court, New York County within 5 days of the date of entry hereof.
ENTERED: August 28, 2020
__________ CLERK
Present: Hon. David Friedman, Justice Presiding Dianne T. Renwick Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Angela M. Mazzarelli Justices
M-1880