Legal Opinion
Fondanarosa v. Grimm
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 27, 2009PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6 for grandparent visitation, the grandmother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Burke, Ct. Atty. Ref.), dated February 6, 2008, which, after a hearing, dismissed her petition for lack of standing.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
In the circumstances of this case, in order to demonstrate standing to seek visitation with her grandchildren, the grand*841mother was required to show that she did everything she reasonably could to establish a relationship with the grandchildren, but that her efforts were…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Kenderes v. NortonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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