Lipton v. Lipton

In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6 for grandparent visitation, the grandfather appeals from an order of the Family Court, Kings County (Gruebel, J.), dated September 1, 2011, which, without a hearing, granted the parents’ motion to dismiss the petition based on lack of standing.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

In considering whether a grandparent has standing to petition for visitation based upon “circumstances show[ing] that conditions exist which equity would see fit to intervene” (Domestic Relations Law § 72 [1]), “an essential part of…