Legal Opinion
Patterson v. Patterson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 7, 2012PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*683Contrary to the father’s contention, a hearing is not necessary where, as here, the Family Court possesses adequate relevant information to enable it to make an informed and provident determination as to the subject child’s best interests (see Rosenberg v Rosenberg, 60 AD3d 658 [2009]; Matter of Vanjak v Pesa, 26 AD3d 512 [2006]; Assini v Assini, 11 AD3d 417, 418 [2004]; Matter of Smith v Molody-Smith, 307 AD2d 364 [2003]; Matter of Vangas v Ladas, 259 AD2d 755 [1999]; Webster v Webster, 163 AD2d 178 [1990]). The Family Court examined the parents over several court appearances, and conducted…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Vangas v. LadasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Smith v. Molody-SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Assini v. AssiniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Rosenberg v. RosenbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Vanjak v. PesaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Julian B. v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Julian B. v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012