N.Y. Family Court Act § 1052-b: Duties of counsel

§ 1052-b. Duties of counsel. 1. If the court has entered a

dispositional order pursuant to section one thousand fifty-two it shall

be the duty of the respondent's counsel promptly to advise such

respondent in writing of his or her right to appeal to the appropriate

appellate division of the supreme court, the time limitations involved,

the manner of instituting an appeal and obtaining a transcript of the

testimony and the right to apply for leave to appeal as a poor person if

the respondent is unable to pay the cost of an appeal. It shall be the

further duty of such counsel to explain to the respondent the procedures

for instituting an appeal, the possible reasons upon which an appeal may

be based and the nature and possible consequences of the appellate

process.

2. It also shall be the duty of such counsel to ascertain whether the

respondent wishes to appeal and, if so, to serve and file the necessary

notice of appeal.