Albanese v. Lee

—Order, Family Court, New York County (Judith Reichler, Ref.), entered on or about May 16, 1999, which denied respondent-appellant’s motion to remove the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (SPCC) as guardian ad litem for her children in a visitation proceeding brought by their father, unanimously reversed, on the law, the facts and in the exercise of discretion, without costs, respondent-appellant’s motion granted, and the matter remanded for the appointment of a law guardian.

Family Court improvidently exercised its discretion in denying appellant’s motion to remove SPCC as…