MATTER OF BOWDEN v. TINGLING

Index No. 260172/19. Appeal No. 16004-16004A. Case No. 2020-03542, 2021-01123.

205 A.D.3d 604 (2022)

169 N.Y.S.3d 52

2022 NY Slip Op 03437

In the Matter of Monique T. Bowden, Appellant, v. Aija Tingling, Respondent.

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

Decided May 26, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York ( Edmund R. Hirschfeld of counsel), for appellant.

Letitia James , Attorney General, New York ( Grace X. Zhou of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Kern, J.P., Oing, Singh, Moulton, Scarpulla, JJ.


The petition to compel respondent to comply with the obligations set forth in Family Court Act § 439(e) was properly denied as moot. It is undisputed that petitioner received a ruling on her objections after her petition was served, thereby rendering her request for mandamus relief moot.

Contrary to petitioner's assertion, this case does not present an exception to the mootness doctrine. An exception to the mootness doctrine applies when there is "(1) a likelihood...

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