Matter of McDuffie v. Coleman

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
DecidedJune 5, 2026
Docket283 CAF 24-00961
StatusPublished

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Matter of McDuffie v Coleman - 2026 NY Slip Op 03550
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Thomas J.K. Smith, State Reporter

Matter of McDuffie v Coleman

2026 NY Slip Op 03550

June 5, 2026

Appellate Division, Fourth Department

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

IN THE MATTER OF DWANE MCDUFFIE, JR., PETITIONER-RESPONDENT,

v

TRAYLANTA COLEMAN, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. (APPEAL NO. 2.)

Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department

Decided on June 5, 2026

283 CAF 24-00961

Present: Whalen, P.J., Bannister, Montour, Greenwood, And Hannah, JJ.

CHARLES J. GREENBERG, AMHERST, FOR RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

CAITLIN M. CONNELLY, BUFFALO, FOR PETITIONER-RESPONDENT.

GARY MULDOON, ROCHESTER, ATTORNEY FOR THE CHILD.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Erie County (Sharon M. LoVallo, J.), entered May 30, 2024, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6. The order, among other things, granted petitioner sole custody of the subject child.

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It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Same memorandum as in Matter of McDuffie v Coleman ([appeal No. 1] — AD3d — [June 5, 2026] [4th Dept 2026]).

Entered: June 5, 2026

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court

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