Matter of Steven E.H

In Matter of Steven E.H., 124 Misc.2d 385 (Fam. Ct. Kings County 1984) the court denied respondent's request to have counsel present at the mental health evaluation conducted for the purpose of a dispositional hearing in a juvenile delinquent proceeding. 124 Misc.2d. at 392. The Steven E.H. court found that at the dispositional proceeding "'nonadversarial' predisposition investigative materials are here utilized in a dispositional proceeding which is essentially rehabilitative in purpose, and under mandated procedures which provide broad guarantees to respondent throughout, of the effective assistance of counsel." Id. at 388-389.