Legal Opinion
Adefunke A. v. Adeniyi A.
New York City Family Court
Decided May 25, 2012PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John M. Hunt, J.
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This case calls upon the court to examine provisions of the Family Court Act which were enacted in 1971 to ensure that prospective litigants seeking to commence family offense proceedings are permitted to file their petitions with the court and have access to a judge.
Between June 21, 2011 and January 26, 2012 Adefunke A. has filed three family offense petitions against her brother, Adeniyi A. For the reasons which follow, the court concludes that the petitioner has engaged in baseless and vexatious litigation against her brother, warranting dismissal of…
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