Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Bennett
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 11, 2008PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The determination of whether a family offense was committed is a factual determination to be resolved by the Family Court (see Matter of Hall v Hall, 45 AD3d 842, 843 [2007]; Matter of Waaldijk-Howell v Howell, 22 AD3d 675 [2005]; Matter of King v Flowers, 13 AD3d 629 [2004]). The Family Court’s credibility determination is entitled to great weight on appeal (see Matter of Hall v Hall, 45 AD3d at 843; Matter of Waaldijk-Howell v Howell, 22 AD3d at 675; Matter of King v Flowers, 13 AD3d at 629). The record supports the Family Court’s determination that the petitioner failed to prove, by a fair…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- King v. FlowersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Hall v. HallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Waaldijk-Howell v. HowellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
3Cited by5 opinions
- Fleming v. FlemingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Delano v. DesimoneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Akter v. PatwaryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Howell v. HowellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Howell v. HowellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013