MATTER OF LEILIA O.W.

11681-10309/17-10310/17.

184 A.D.3d 503 (2020)

124 N.Y.S.3d 180

2020 NY Slip Op 03476

In the Matter of Leilia O.W. and Another, Children Alleged to be Abused. Khalifah A.K., Appellant; Administration for Children's Services, Respondent, et al. Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided June 18, 2020.


Based on the existing record, respondent's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is unavailing, as the record shows that respondent was afforded meaningful representation throughout the proceedings (see People v Benevento, 91 N.Y.2d 708, 712-713 [1998]). Respondent failed to show that he was deprived of meaningful representation by counsel's failure to argue that he was not a person legally responsible for the children-in a...

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