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THE SUPPORT MAGISTRATE SHOULD HAVE INQUIRED FURTHER WHEN FATHER SAID HE WISHED TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY BUT COULD NOT AFFORD ONE; THE SUPPORT MAGISTRATE TOLD FATHER HE WAS NOT ENTITLED TO APPOINTED COUNSEL BECAUSE HE WAS WORKING; FATHER WAS DEPRIVED OF HIS RIGHT TO COUNSEL (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Family Court, determined the Support Magistrate should have inquired further when father said he wanted an attorney but could not afford one. The Support Magistrate told father he was not entitled to an appointed attorney because he was employed:

The Support Magistrate should have inquired further into the father’s financial circumstances, including, but not limited to, inquiring about his expenses because the father expressed a desire to have an attorney appointed … . Where a party indicates an inability to retain private counsel, the court must make inquiry to determine whether the party is eligible for court-appointed counsel … . Here, despite the father’s statements at the pretrial appearance that he could not afford to hire private counsel and would like to have an attorney appointed, the Support Magistrate adjourned the matter for a hearing. Under these circumstances, the father was deprived of his right to counsel and reversal is required … . Matter of Goodine v Evans, 2020 NY Slip Op 02668, Second Dept 5-6-20

 

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