Rhynes v. Rhynes

—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, petition reinstated and matter remitted to Livingston County Family Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum: Petitioner mother commenced this proceeding seeking to terminate visitation between respondent father and his son. Family Court erred in dismissing the petition without holding an evidentiary hearing (see, Matter of Thomas v Thomas, 277 AD2d 935). There was not “sufficient information before the court to enable it to undertake an independent comprehensive review of the child[ ]’s best interests”…