Legal Opinion

Reiss v. Giraldo

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

Decided October 12, 2010PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a visitation proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Family Court, Queens County (Moriber, J.), dated March 17, 2009, which, after a hearing, dismissed the petition with prejudice.

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

While public policy generally mandates free access to the courts (see Board of Educ. of Farmingdale Union Free School Dist. v Farmingdale Classroom Teachers Assn., Local 1889, AFT AFL-CIO, 38 NY2d 397, 404 [1975]), a party may forfeit that right if he or she abuses the judicial process by…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Board of Education v. Farmingdale Classroom Teachers Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. Pignataro v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. Sassower v. SignorelliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  4. Shreve v. ShreveAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  5. Molinari v. TuthillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Wieser v. WieserAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. Taub v. TaubAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. Matter of Ali v. HinesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. Price v. JenkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  5. Perez v. RichmondAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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