Matter of Shazzi T. v. Ernest G.

Order, Family Court, Bronx County (Myrna Martinez-Perez, J.), entered on or about March 17, 2011, which denied petitioner’s motion for an adjournment to amend a family offense petition and settled the matter over objection by entering a final six month order of protection, unanimously reversed, on the law and the facts, without costs, the motion granted, and the matter remanded for further proceedings.

The Family Court improvidently exercised its discretion by denying petitioner’s request for a short adjournment so that she could amend the family offense petition and newly appointed counsel…