Opinion
Motion No: M-5319
01-19-2017
In the Matter of a Proceeding for Support Under Article 4 of the Family Court Act. Rita F. H., Docket No. F-2657-93/10E Petitioner-Appellant-Respondent, v. Jesse M. H., Respondent-Respondent-Appellant. In the Matter of a Proceeding for Support Under Article 4 of the Family Court Act. Jesse M. H., Docket No. F-2657-93/11G Petitioner-Respondent-Appellant, v. Rita F. H., Respondent-Appellant-Respondent.
------------------------------------X Respondent-respondent-appellant/petitioner-respondent-appellant Jesse M. H. having moved for leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeals from orders of the Family Court, New York County, entered on or about October 27, 2015 and January 4, 2016, respectively, and for assignment of counsel, a free copy of the transcript, and for related relief, 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 (1) assigning, pursuant to Article 18b of the County Law and §1120 of the Family Court Act, Carol L. Kahn, Esq., 225 Broadway, Suite #1510, New York, NY 10007, Telephone No. 212-227-0206, as counsel for purposes of prosecuting the appeals; (2) directing the Clerk of said Family Court to have transcribed the minutes of the proceedings held therein, for inclusion in the record on appeal, the cost thereof to be charged against the City of New York from funds available therefor within 30 days (FCA 1121[7]) of service of a copy of this order upon the Clerk; (3) permitting appellant to dispense with any fee for the transfer of the record from the Family Court to this Court; (4) consolidating said appeals, (5) enlarging the time to perfect the consolidated appeals to March 20, 2017 for the June 2017 Term. The Clerk of the Family Court shall transfer the record upon receipt of this order. Assigned counsel is directed to immediately serve a copy of this order upon the Clerk of the Family Court.
ENTERED: January 19, 2017
_____________________ CLERK
Present: Hon. John W. Sweeny, Jr.,Justice Presiding, Angela M. Mazzarelli Richard T. Andrias Troy K. Webber Ellen Gesmer,Justices
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