DeGrijze v. Velcarrio

The petitioner father and the respondent mother, who have two minor children, were divorced by a judgment dated March 18, 1993, which gave custody of the children to the mother and suspended the father’s visitation rights and child support obligations during the period of his incarceration on an unre*501lated matter. The judgment also gave the Family Court concurrent jurisdiction with the Supreme Court with respect to the issues of custody, visitation, maintenance, and support.

In May 1994 the father commenced this Family Court proceeding seeking visitation. The Family Court dismissed the petition…