Legal Opinion

Poppe v. Ruocco

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

Decided February 13, 2007PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, inter alia, for grandparent visitation, the mother appeals from an or*609der of the Family Court, Richmond County (Porzio, J.), dated December 1, 2005, which, after a hearing, granted that branch of the petition which was for visitation with the children.

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

“The question of visitation, which involves a determination of what is in the child’s best interests, is left to the discretion of the court” (Matter of Weis v Rivera, 29 AD3d 812, 813 [2006]; see Lo Presti v Lo Presti, 40…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lo Presti v. Lo PrestiNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Weis v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  3. Principato v. LombardiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Steinhauser v. HaasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. Poppe v. RuoccoNew York City Family Court · 2008

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