N.Y. FCT Law § 1052-B
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Duties of counsel
Official statutory text
§ 1052-b. Duties of counsel. 1. If the court has entered a\ndispositional order pursuant to section one thousand fifty-two it shall\nbe the duty of the respondent's counsel promptly to advise such\nrespondent in writing of his or her right to appeal to the appropriate\nappellate division of the supreme court, the time limitations involved,\nthe manner of instituting an appeal and obtaining a transcript of the\ntestimony and the right to apply for leave to appeal as a poor person if\nthe respondent is unable to pay the cost of an appeal. It shall be the\nfurther duty of such counsel to explain to the respondent the procedures\nfor instituting an appeal, the possible reasons upon which an appeal may\nbe based and the nature and possible consequences of the appellate\nprocess.\n 2. It also shall be the duty of such counsel to ascertain whether the\nrespondent wishes to appeal and, if so, to serve and file the necessary\nnotice of appeal.\n
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