Legal Opinion

Kristina P. v. Wilfredo M.

New York City Family Court

Decided March 9, 2016Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

John M. Hunt, J.

I

By petition filed on January 13, 2016 Kristina P. has moved for an order vacating the filing and registration of an order of protection issued by the Circuit Court of the State of Florida in 2014. While the relevant New York statute, Family Court Act § 154-e, authorizes the filing and registration of out-of-state orders of protection, the statute is silent as to whether the family court has authority to vacate a previously filed and registered order.

On August 29, 2014 a judge of the Circuit Court of the State of Florida for Seminole County, issued a “Final…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Crosby v. National Foreign Trade CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Baker v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1998
  3. In the Matter of Veronica P. v. Radcliff A.New York Court of Appeals · 2015
  4. MATTER OF ROSE v. MoodyNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. O'CONNELL v. CorcoranNew York Court of Appeals · 2003

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