Legal Opinion

Darisa D. v. Bienvenida D.

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

Decided February 14, 2006PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from order, Family Court, New York County (Helen C. Sturm, J.), entered on or about January 26, 2005, which, after a trial, granted the petition for custody of the subject child, unanimously dismissed as moot, without costs.

The appeal has been rendered moot because, during its *223pendency, the subject child reached the age of majority and, accordingly, can no longer be the subject of a custody order (see Matter of Norwood v Capone, 15 AD3d 790, 792-793 [2005], appeal dismissed 4 NY3d 878 [2005]; Slater-Mau v Mau, 4 AD3d 658 [2004]; Matter of Lazaro v Lazaro, 227 AD2d 402 [1996]). The…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hearst Corp. v. ClyneNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Norwood v. CaponeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  3. Slater-Mau v. MauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  4. Lazaro v. LazaroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. Matter of Ivan R. v. Lisandra F.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  3. Matter of Ahdawantazalam A. v. Georgilia A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

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