MATTER OF DOLORES TAVERAS DE C. v. ADALBERTO DeJESUS C.

Docket No. O-07185/19. Appeal No. 14292. Case No. 2020-03985.

198 A.D.3d 411 (2021)

152 N.Y.S.3d 315

2021 NY Slip Op 05287

In the Matter of Dolores Taveras De C., Respondent, v. Adalberto DeJesus C., Appellant.

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

Decided October 5, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry S. Bachner , New York, for appellant.

Bruce A. Young , Brooklyn, for respondent.

Concur— Webber, J.P., Singh, Scarpulla, Mendez, Rodriguez, JJ.


A fair preponderance of the evidence supports the determination that respondent committed the family offense of menacing in the second degree during the June 7, 2019 incident. The hearing testimony showed that in the midst of an acrimonious and ongoing dispute over petitioner's alleged infidelity, respondent threatened her with a 13-inch long kitchen knife and threatened to kill her, thereby placing petitioner in reasonable fear of physical injury (see Family Ct Act...

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