FCA § 244

Duration of designation

§ 244. Duration of designation. (a) An agreement pursuant to subdivision (a) of section two hundred forty-three of this chapter may be terminated by the office of court administration by serving notice on the society sixty days prior to the effective date of the termination.

(b) No designations pursuant to subdivision (c) of section two hundred forty-three may be for a term of more than one year, but successive designations may be made. The appellate division proceeding pursuant to subdivision (c) of section two hundred forty-three, may at any time increase or decrease the number of attorneys for children designated in any county and may rescind any designation at any time, subject to the approval of the office of court administration.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/244

In plain English

(a) An OCA/legal-aid agreement can be terminated on 60 days' notice. ★

(b) Panel designations run no more than one year (renewable); the Appellate Division may increase/decrease numbers or rescind any designation anytime (with OCA approval). ★

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 5 — The JG-22 Family Court Act and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.