Legal Opinion
Amato v. Amato
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 28, 2012PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a family offense proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 8, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Burke, Ct. Atty. Ref.), dated October 28, 2011, which, after a hearing, denied her petition and vacated all orders of protection issued against the respondent in this matter.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
“The determination of whether a family offense was committed is a factual issue to be resolved by the Family Court, and that court’s determination regarding the credibility of witnesses is entitled to great weight…
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