Matter of Ronnie B. v. Charlene G.

Order, Family Court, New York County (Tamara Schwartz, Ref.), entered on or about April 30, 2015, which denied respondent’s motion to dismiss the family offense petition for failure to state a cause of action, unanimously modified, on the law, to grant the motion as to the allegation that respondent telephoned and sent threatening text messages to the paternal grandmother, and otherwise affirmed, without costs.

The referee correctly denied respondent’s motion to dismiss the petition to the extent it alleges that, on a specified date, respondent telephoned repeatedly, making threats of physical…