State ex rel. Field v. Cronshaw

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ralph Diamond, J.

This appears to be a matter of first impression as to whether a stepfather should be permitted to be an intervenor in a custody/visitation action between both natural parents.

Upon the foregoing papers, it is ordered that the application by Allan Cronshaw, Jr., the respondent’s present husband, for an order permitting him to intervene in the above-captioned action pursuant to CPLR 1012 (a) (2) and the notice of cross motion by the petitioner for an order imposing sanctions against the respondent for vexatious litigation practice are decided as follows:

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