There is a newer version of the New York Consolidated Laws
2006 New York Code - Designation.
§ 243. Designation. (a) The office of court administration may enter into an agreement with a legal aid society for the society to provide law guardians for 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 law guardian services, 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 law guardian or as law guardians 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 law guardians 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, it may invite a bar association to recommend qualified persons for consideration by the said appellate division in making its designation, subject to standards as may be promulgated by such administrative board.
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