Folsom v. Folsom

—Mercure, J.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Chemung County (O’Shea, J.), entered December 29, 1999, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, for visitation with his children.

Petitioner, an inmate at Elmira Correctional Facility in Chemung County, commenced this proceeding to obtain visitation with his two children after respondent stopped bringing them to the facility for visitation. The proceeding was initially dismissed without a hearing and, upon petitioner’s appeal, the matter was remitted to Family Court for a hearing…