Matter of Drummond v. Robinson

Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Kings County (Maria Arias, J.), dated March 16, 2015. The order dismissed the mother’s petition for custody for failure to prosecute.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the petition is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Kings County for further proceedings.

The appellant commenced this proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6 seeking custody of her daughter. The daughter resided with her maternal grandmother, who had been appointed the daughter’s guardian. The proceeding was…