Legal Opinion
N.B. v. T.S.
New York City Family Court
Decided November 14, 2011Published
1Opinion of the Court
*892OPINION OF THE COURT
W. Dennis Duggan, J.
The issue before the court is whether venue of the mother’s custody petition should be changed from Albany County Family Court to Rensselaer County Family Court pursuant to Family Court Act § 174.
The parents have never been married. They have a 12-year-old child. There have been six petitions previously filed between the parents, all in Rensselaer County Family Court (in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010 and two in 2011). Two were withdrawn, three were settled and one is pending.
The father has filed a motion requesting that this matter be transferred to Rensselaer…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Islamic Republic of Iran v. PahlaviNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Arcuri v. OsunaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Jeanne E. M. v. Lindey M. M.New York City Family Court · 2001
- Martin-Trigona v. StewartAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996