Moore v. Schill

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Chemung County (Brockway, J.), entered April 20, 2006, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Ct Act article 6, for visitation with his child.

Petitioner and respondent Rhonda Klee are the biological parents of a child born in 2004. Shortly after birth, the child was placed in the custody of his maternal aunt, respondent Tawny M. Schill, due to the incarceration of both parents. In October 2005, petitioner, incarcerated in a federal prison in Pennsylvania, commenced this proceeding seeking visitation. Following a…