Joan FF. v. Ivon GG.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Chenango County (Sullivan, J.), entered January 14, 2010, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Ct Act article 8, for an order of protection.

Petitioner filed a family offense petition alleging, among other things, that respondent had harassed her during a late-night altercation at the apartment they shared. After a hearing, at which petitioner testified that respondent had frightened her by pushing her, jumping on her and pinning her down on the bed, and then angrily grabbing her by her arm and neck, bruising her…