MATTER OF KRISTINA M. v. PAUL M.

Docket No. O-5567/20. Appeal No. 14846. Case No. 2021-00901.

200 A.D.3d 528 (2021)

155 N.Y.S.3d 314

2021 NY Slip Op 06957

In the Matter of Kristina M., Respondent, v. Paul M., Appellant.

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

Decided December 14, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry S. Bachner , New York, for appellant.

Carol Kahn , New York, for respondent.

Andrew J. Baer , New York, attorney for the children.

Concur— Gische, J.P., Webber, Oing, Singh, Higgitt, JJ.


Family Court erred in not conducting a full fact-finding hearing. The court improperly restricted the hearing, without notice to the parties to just 15-20 minutes and limited the testimony, including that of petitioner wife. Given this, Family Court is directed to conduct a full hearing on the petition and make the requisite factual findings (see Matter of Langdon v Langdon, 137 A.D.3d 1580, 1582 [4th...

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