Legal Opinion
Everett C. v. Oneida P.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 14, 2009PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Family Court, Bronx County (Alma Cordova, J.), entered on or about March 18, 2008, which, after a fact-finding hearing in a proceeding brought pursuant to article 8 of the Family Court Act, dismissed the petition for an order of protection, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
To support a finding that a respondent has committed a family offense, a petitioner must prove his allegations by a fair preponderance of the evidence (Family Ct Act § 832; Matter of Melissa Marie G. v John Christopher W., 57 AD3d 314 [2008]). A hearing court’s determination is entitled to great deference because…
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