Matter of Nicole R.S. v. Troy Kenneth Brian L.

128 A.D.3d 597, 8 N.Y.S.3d 572

• Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Decided: May 26, 2015
• Docket: 15226
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order, Family Court, New York County (Douglas E. Hoffman, J.), entered on or about April 16, 2013, which, after a fact-finding hearing, dismissed the petition for an order of protection, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Given the court’s finding that respondent’s testimony was more credible than that of petitioner and her witness, petitioner’s allegations that respondent committed acts that would constitute family offenses are not supported by a preponderance of the evidence (see Family Ct Act § 832). There is no basis for disturbing the court’s credibility determinations (see Matter of Everett C. v Oneida P., 61 AD3d 489 [1st Dept 2009]).

Petitioner failed to preserve for appellate review her contention that the court was biased against her (see Matter of Maureen H. v Samuel G., 104 AD3d 470 [1st Dept 2013]). In any event, petitioner failed to identify an actual ruling that demonstrates bias (see Lupe Dev. Partners, LLC v Pacific Flats I, LLC, 118 AD3d 645 [1st Dept 2014], lv dismissed 24 NY3d 998 [2014]). Concur — Tom, J.P., Friedman, Sweeny, Saxe and Clark, JJ.