Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The right to counsel in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 10 is guaranteed by statute (see, Family Ct Act § 262 [a] [i]). In assessing a claim based upon ineffective assistance of counsel, the focus is whether the individual received "meaningful" assistance (see, People v English,
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