Legal Opinion

Kurkcu v. Cokyuksel

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

Decided July 11, 2006PublishedCited by 3 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, Queens County (DePhillips, J.), dated May 19, 2005, which, after a hearing, denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

As the trier of fact, the Family Court’s determination as to the credibility of witnesses is entitled to great weight (see Matter of Onuoha v Onuoha, 28 AD3d 563 [2006]; Matter of Charles v Charles, 21 AD3d 487 [2005]; Matter of King v Flowers, 13 AD3d 629 [2004]). Here, the Family Court’s…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Charles v. CharlesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  2. King v. FlowersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. Onuoha v. OnuohaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Khan v. KhanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. Harris v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. Khan v. KhanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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