Legal Opinion

Coates v. Lee

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided August 29, 2006PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Kings County (O’Donoghue, J.), dated December 20, 2004, which, inter alia, denied her motion to vacate an order of the same court dated January 26, 2004, which, upon her default in appearing at a hearing, granted the father’s petition for sole custody of the parties’ child.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The determination of whether to reheve a party of an order entered upon his or her default is within the sound discretion of the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. In re Vanessa F.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. Williams v. O'TooleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. In re Iris R.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  4. Hermann v. ChakurmanianAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. Sayagh v. SayaghAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Atkin v. AtkinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. Mongitore v. LinzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. In re Samantha B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Petulla v. PetullaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. Strickland v. LewisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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