Before the court is the petition of petitioner alleging a family offense and requesting an order of protection. The petitioner alleges as the basis of jurisdiction that the parties have a child in common, who resides with her. The "child" of the parties had previously been adopted by the parents of the petitioner.
Family Court Act § 812 was broadened in 1984 (L 1984, ch 948, § 7) to give Family Court jurisdiction...
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