Legal Opinion
Decoursy v. Poplawski
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 28, 2009PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6 for grandparent visitation, the petitioner maternal grandmother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Boggio, Ct. Atty. Ref.), dated January 7, 2008, which, after a hearing, dismissed the petition.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Although grandparents have no absolute or automatic right to visitation in New York State, Domestic Relations Law § 72 (1) allows them to apply for visitation rights if the circumstances are such that “equity would see fit to intervene.” Whether such…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wilson v. McGlincheyNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
- E.S. v. P.D.New York Court of Appeals · 2007
- Lo Presti v. Lo PrestiNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- D'Alessandro v. D'AlessandroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Doolittle v. Orange County Department of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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- Robinson v. LewisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Pinsky v. BotnickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013