N.Y. Family Court Act § 760: Duties of counsel

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

order pursuant to section seven hundred fifty-four, it shall be the duty

of the respondent's counsel to promptly advise such respondent and if

his or her parent or other person responsible for his or her care is not

the petitioner, such 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 if his or her parent or

other person responsible for his or her care is not the petitioner, such

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.