Matter of Bahna v. Outman

Appeal by the maternal grandmother from an order of the Family Court, Kings County (Adam Silvera, J.), dated March 23, 2016. The order, upon the granting of the father’s motion to dismiss the petition for grandparent visitation for lack of standing, made after the conclusion of the maternal grandmother’s direct examination at a hearing on the issue of standing, dismissed the petition.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs to the father payable by the petitioner.

The petitioner, who is the maternal grandmother of the subject child, commenced this proceeding seeking visitation with the…