A New York Poor Person/Assignment of Counsel Motion — Family Court Order is a legal order issued by a Family Court judge in the state of New York granting an indigent defendant the right to have a lawyer assigned to them, free of charge, to represent them in a Family Court case. This motion can be requested either by the defendant or their attorney. There are two types of New York Poor Person/Assignment of Counsel Motion — Family Court Order: the Initial Assignment of Counsel Motion and the Reassignment of Counsel Motion. The Initial Assignment of Counsel Motion is used when a defendant is unable to afford private counsel and requests the court to appoint a lawyer to represent them. The Reassignment of Counsel Motion is used when a defendant has initially been assigned an attorney but wishes to change that attorney for any reason.
A New York Poor Person/Assignment of Counsel Motion — Family Court Order is a legal order issued by a Family Court judge in the state of New York granting an indigent defendant the right to have a lawyer assigned to them, free of charge, to represent them in a Family Court case. This motion can be requested either by the defendant or their attorney. There are two types of New York Poor Person/Assignment of Counsel Motion — Family Court Order: the Initial Assignment of Counsel Motion and the Reassignment of Counsel Motion. The Initial Assignment of Counsel Motion is used when a defendant is unable to afford private counsel and requests the court to appoint a lawyer to represent them. The Reassignment of Counsel Motion is used when a defendant has initially been assigned an attorney but wishes to change that attorney for any reason.
