Gray v. Varone
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The petitioner, the maternal grandmother of the subject child, commenced these proceedings seeking visitation with the child pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 72. The Family Court held a hearing on the issue of the petitioner’s standing to seek *1123visitation, but, at the close of the petitioner’s case, granted the parents’ motion pursuant to CPLR 4401 for judgment as a matter of law dismissing the petitions based upon her failure to establish a prima facie case as to standing.
When a grandparent seeks visitation pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 72 (1), the court must make a two-part…
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