Laws of New York (Last Updated: November 21, 2014) |
FCT Family Court |
Article 2. ADMINISTRATION, MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS, LAW GUARDIANS, AUXILIARY SERVICES |
Part 4. LAW GUARDIANS |
Section 249-B. Rules of court
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The chief administrator of the courts, pursuant to paragraph (e) of subdivision two of section two hundred twelve of the judiciary law, shall promulgate court rules prescribing workload standards for attorneys for children, including maximum numbers of children who can be represented at any given time, in order to ensure that children receive effective assistance of counsel comporting with legal and ethical mandates, the complexity of the proceedings affecting each client to which the law guardian is assigned, and the nature of the court appearance likely to be required for each individual client. Appointments of attorneys for children under section two hundred forty-nine of this part shall be in conformity with the rules.