McDermott v. McDermott

— Lahtinen, J.

Petitioner, a disabled adult, filed a family offense petition and an amended family offense petition in Delaware County Family Court seeking an order of protection against respondent, his father. After concluding that petitioner’s allegations related predominantly to acts occurring in Kings County, Family Court transferred the proceeding to that jurisdiction (see Family Ct Act § 174) and petitioner appealed. Inasmuch as such a transfer order “is not appealable to this [Cjourt as of right since it is not an order of disposition which is final in nature” (Matter of Young v Morse,…