Legal Opinion
Matter of Marilyn C. v. Olsen C.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 1, 2015No. 15749PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Family Court, New York County (Monica Shulman, Ref.), entered on or about October 15, 2014, which, after a fact-finding hearing in a proceeding brought pursuant to article 8 of the Family Court Act, dismissed the petition for an order of protection, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
In a family offense proceeding, “a petitioner must prove the allegations by a fair preponderance of the evidence” (Matter of Melind M. v Joseph P., 95 AD3d 553, 555 [1st Dept 2012]; Family Ct Act § 832). “A hearing court’s determination is entitled to great deference because the hearing court has the best…
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