Legal Opinion
Melissa Marie G. v. John Christopher W.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 16, 2008PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
A preponderance of the evidence (Family Ct Act § 832) supports Family Court’s findings that respondent committed acts constituting the family offenses of assault in the third degree, attempted assault in the third degree, menacing in the third degree, and harassment in the second degree (Family Ct Act § 812), and that such acts caused petitioner physical injury warranting a five-year order of protection (Family Ct Act §§ 842, 827 [a] [vii]). No basis exists to disturb the court’s findings of credibility (see Matter of Hunt v Hunt, 51 AD3d 924, 925 [2008]). While it was not an improper…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hunt v. HuntAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- People v. LucasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
3Cited by6 opinions
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