Matter of Richter v. Richter
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Opinion
| Matter of Richter v Richter |
| 2020 NY Slip Op 05391 |
| Decided on October 2, 2020 |
| Appellate Division, Fourth Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. |
Decided on October 2, 2020 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department
PRESENT: CENTRA, J.P., PERADOTTO, NEMOYER, TROUTMAN, AND WINSLOW, JJ.
806 CAF 19-00615
v
JOSEPH T. RICHTER, RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT.
DEBORAH J. SCINTA, ORCHARD PARK, FOR PETITIONER-APPELLANT.
JENNIFER M. LORENZ, ORCHARD PARK, FOR RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT.
AUDREY ROSE HERMAN, BUFFALO, ATTORNEY FOR THE CHILDREN.
Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Erie County (Kevin M. Carter, J.), entered February 14, 2019 in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6. The order modified a prior visitation order.
It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal insofar as it concerns the older child is unanimously dismissed and the order is affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: In this proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, petitioner mother appeals from an order modifying a prior visitation order. The appeal is moot with respect to the older child because she is now 18 years old (see Matter of Rossborough v Alatawneh, 129 AD3d 1537, 1538 [4th Dept 2015], lv dismissed in part and denied in part 26 NY3d 982 [2015]). Contrary to the mother's contention, we conclude that there is a sound and substantial basis in the record for Family Court's determination with respect to the best interests of the younger child (see Matter of Pierce v Pierce, 151 AD3d 1610, 1610-1611 [4th Dept 2017], lv denied 30 NY3d 902 [2017]).
Entered: October 2, 2020
Mark W. Bennett
Clerk of the Court
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