MATTER OF TAWANDA A.A. v. JOSEPH D.A.

Docket No. O-35379-18. Appeal No. 12258. Case No. 2019-03500.

188 A.D.3d 401 (2020)

136 N.Y.S.3d 10

2020 NY Slip Op 06338

In the Matter of Tawanda A.A., Respondent, v. Joseph D.A., Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided November 5, 2020.


The Family Court's finding that respondent committed the family offense of harassment in the second degree is supported by a fair preponderance of the evidence (see Family Ct Act § 832). Petitioner testified that during an argument, respondent grabbed her from behind and threw her on the coffee table, causing her pain and bruising to her back. The court properly inferred intent from respondent's actions and the surrounding circumstances (see Matter of Ramona...

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