Legal Opinion

Harris v. Harris

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

Decided February 3, 2009PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a family offense proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 8, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Whelen, J.), dated March 5, 2008, which, after a hearing, inter alia, denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.

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

The Family Court’s determination that the petitioner failed to establish that the respondent committed a family offense was supported by a preponderance of the admissible evidence presented at the hearing (see Family Ct Act § 812 [1]; § 832). Where, as here, the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hall v. HallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. Waaldijk-Howell v. HowellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  3. Kurkcu v. CokyukselAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Velazquez v. HaffeyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  2. Velazquez v. HaffeyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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