N.Y. Family Court Act § 354.2: Duties of counsel

§ 354.2. Duties of counsel. 1. If the court has entered a

dispositional order pursuant to section 352.2, it shall be the duty of

the respondent's counsel to promptly advise such respondent and his or

her parent or other person responsible for his or her care in writing of

the 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 he or she is unable to pay

the cost of an appeal. It shall be the further duty of such counsel to

explain to the respondent and his or her parent or person responsible

for his or her care 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 shall also 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.

3. If the respondent has been permitted to waive the appointment of

counsel pursuant to section two hundred forty-nine-a, it shall be the

duty of the court to provide the notice and explanation pursuant to

subdivision one and, if the respondent indicates that he or she wishes

to appeal, the clerk of the court shall file and serve the notice of

appeal.