Legal Opinion

Matter of Troiano v. Marotta

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

Decided April 8, 2015No. 2014-00610PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Rockland County (Sherri L. Eisenpress, J.), entered December 13, 2013. The order denied a petition pursuant to Family Court Act article 6 for grandparent visitation.

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

A court determining a petition for grandparent visitation must undertake a two-part inquiry. First, it must determine whether the grandparent has standing to petition for visitation rights (see Domestic Relations Law § 72 [1]; Matter of E.S. v P.D., 8 NY3d 150, 157 [2007]; Matter of Feldman v Torres, 117 AD3d 1048, 1048…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Emanuel S. v. Joseph E.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Wilson v. McGlincheyNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  3. E.S. v. P.D.New York Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. Lipton v. LiptonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  5. Brancato v. FedericoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  2. Matter of Bahna v. OutmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  3. Matter of Corey W. v. Robin G.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
  4. Matter of Mastronardi v. Milano-GranitoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018
  5. Matter of Morales v. PerezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019

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