Forbus v. Stolfi

—Mercure, J.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Rensselaer County (Griffin, J.), entered June 11, 2001, which, inter alia, granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Ct Act article 6, for sole custody of the parties’ child.

Petitioner and respondent are the parents of a daughter, born June 7, 1993. In November 2000, petitioner brought the instant proceeding for sole custody of the child. At that time, respondent had been convicted of attempted assault in the second degree and was incarcerated at a state correctional facility. During proceedings before Family…