Black v. Black

Order unanimously reversed, without costs, and matter remitted to Family Court, Erie County, for further proceedings in accordance with the following memorandum: Kathleen Black appeals from an order of Family Court, Erie County, awarding child custody to her former husband. The record reveals that she was served with an order to show cause seeking to have custody of the infant child, which she had obtained by virtue of "a judgment of divorce, awarded to the petitioner husband. Kathleen appeared on the initial return date, together with her attorney, but failed to appear on any adjourned date.…