Cunha v. Urias

By contesting the father’s contempt petition on the merits without objecting that it did not comply with the notice and warning requirements of Judiciary Law § 756, the mother waived any objections to the validity of the petition based upon those requirements (see Matter of Rappoport, 58 NY2d 725, 726 [1982]; Matter of Laland v Edmond, 13 AD3d 451 [2004]; Matter of Restivo v Cincu, 11 AD3d 621 [2004]).

Moreover, contrary to the mother’s contention, the Family *997Court properly, in effect, adjudicated her in contempt for willfully failing to obey the visitation provision of a prior order (see…