MATTERS HANDLED BY ASSIGNED COUNSEL IN FAMILY COURT
| TYPE OF MATTER | TYPE OF PARTY | AUTHORITY |
| Neglect/Abuse | Respondent | FCA Article 10 |
| Paternity | Respondent | FCA Article 5 |
| Family Offense | Petitioner or Respondent | FCA Article 8 |
| Termination of Parental Rights | Respondent (parents; other persons as Ct. prescribes) | SSL 384-b(3)(e) |
| Custody Respondent | Respondent (any respondent; does not have to be parent) | FCA Art. 6 Pt. 3; 262(v) |
| Custody | Petitioner (parent only, if petitioner) | FCA 262(v) |
| Violation of Order (Contempt) (Incl. violation of support order) | Respondent | FCA 262(vi) |
| Visitation Respondent | Respondent (any respondent; does not have to be parent) | FCA Art. 6, Pt. 3 |
| Visitation of Minor in Foster Care | Petitioner | FCA Art. 10, Pt.8 |
| Visitation in context of voluntary placement by parents/custodians | Noncustodial Grandparent | SSL 358-a, 354-b, 354, 392 |
| Adoption | Parent opposing adoption | 262(vii) |
| Surrender of Child for Adoption | Parent | SSL 383-c |
No assigned counsel for:
* Petitioner in visitation outside foster care context
* Enforcement of support orders, unless order is being sought to hold the person in contempt of court or in willful violation of a previous order of the Court, in which case counsel may be assigned to the respondent.