§ 243. Designation. (a) The office of court administration may enter
into an agreement with a legal aid society for the society to provide
attorneys to represent children in 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 services of attorneys for children,
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 attorneys for children 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
attorneys for children 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, such
appellate division may invite a bar association to recommend qualified
persons for consideration by the appellate division in making its
designation, subject to standards as may be promulgated by such
administrative board.