Matter of Alan U. v. Mandy V.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Broome County (Connerton, J.), entered June 22, 2016, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Ct Act article 6, to modify a prior order of visitation.

Petitioner (hereinafter the father) and respondent (hereinafter the mother) are the parents of two children (born in 2002 and 2007). In 2013, an order was entered that awarded the mother sole custody of both children and permitted the father to apply for visitation upon completing certain requirements specified in the order. In February 2015, the father commenced a…