Goodale v. Nash

In related proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the petitioners appeal from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Lynaugh, J.), dated May 7, 2006, which dismissed, without a hearing, their petitions, in effect, to modify an order of the same court dated November 25, 2003, awarding custody of the subject children to their paternal grandparents, the respondents Mildred Nash and Danny Nash.

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

The Family Court properly dismissed the petitions without a hearing. The verified petition failed to allege or specify…