Matter of Towle v. Seth

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided July 24, 2026·No. 414 CAF 25-00224·Published

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Matter of Towle v Seth - 2026 NY Slip Op 04620
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Matter of Towle v Seth

2026 NY Slip Op 04620

July 24, 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 ADRIANE M. HECTUS TOWLE, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT,

v

WILLIAM J. SETH, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. (APPEAL NO. 2.)

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

Decided on July 24, 2026

414 CAF 25-00224

Present: Lindley, J.P., Curran, Ogden, Nowak, And Delconte, JJ.

STEPHANIE R. DIGIORGIO, UTICA, FOR RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

COHEN & COHEN, UTICA (RICHARD A. COHEN OF COUNSEL), FOR PETITIONER-RESPONDENT.

SUSAN B. MARRIS, MANLIUS, ATTORNEY FOR THE CHILDREN.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Oneida County (Julia M. Brouillette, J.), entered January 6, 2025, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 8. The order granted petitioner an order of protection based upon a finding that respondent committed a family offense.

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It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously reversed on the law without costs and the petition is dismissed.

Same memorandum as in Matter of Towle v Seth ([appeal No. 1] — AD3d — [July 24, 2026] [4th Dept 2026]).

Entered: July 24, 2026

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court

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