Legal Opinion

Cardona v. Vantassel

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 27, 2012PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a visitation proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Boggio, Ct. Atty. Ref.), dated June 17, 2011, which, without a hearing, dismissed the petition.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

“ ‘[T]he determination of visitation is within the sound discretion of the hearing court based upon the best interests of the child, and its determination will not be set aside unless it lacks a substantial basis in the record’ ” (Matter of McLean v Simpson, 82 AD3d 1101, 1101 [2011], quoting Matter…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Weiss v. WeissNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. Kachelhofer v. WasiakAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. Davis v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  4. Franklin v. RicheyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  5. Butler v. EwersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Burgess v. BurgessAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  2. Goncalves v. GoncalvesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  3. Matter of Bell v. MaysAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. Holman v. BeaulieuAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  5. Burgess v. BurgessAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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