N.Y. Family Court Act § 243: Designation

§ 243. Designation. (a) The office of court administration may enter

into an agreement with a legal aid society for the society to provide

attorneys to represent children in the family court or appeals in

proceedings originating in the family court in a county having a legal

aid society.

(b) The appellate division of the supreme court for the judicial

department in which a county is located may, upon determining that a

county panel designated pursuant to subdivision (c) of this section is

not sufficient to afford appropriate services of attorneys for children,

enter into an agreement, subject to regulations as may be promulgated by

the administrative board of the courts, with any qualified attorney or

attorneys to serve as attorneys for children for the family court or

appeals in proceedings originating in the family court in that county.

(c) The appellate division of the supreme court for the judicial

department in which a county is located may designate a panel of

attorneys for children for the family court and appeals in proceedings

originating in the family court in that county, subject to the approval

of the administrative board of the courts. For this purpose, such

appellate division may invite a bar association to recommend qualified

persons for consideration by the appellate division in making its

designation, subject to standards as may be promulgated by such

administrative board.