Legal Opinion
Matter of Rivera v. Arocho
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 17, 2014No. 2012-08645PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Queens County (Seiden, Ct. Atty. Ref.), dated August 15, 2012, which, after a hearing, awarded the father sole custody of the parties’ child and failed to award her visitation.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Queens County, for further proceedings consistent herewith.
A referee derives authority from an order of reference by the court (see CPLR 4311), which can be made only upon…
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