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Court Should Have Held Lincoln Hearing to Learn Preferences of 12-Year-Old Child

The Third Department remitted the matter to Family Court for a Lincoln hearing to determine the preferences of the 12-year-old child with respect to custody:

While the decision whether to conduct such a hearing lies within the court’s discretion …, it is often the preferable course … .  In this case, the court originally indicated that it intended to speak with the child and later reiterated this position.  While we can assume that the court ultimately decided that an interview with the child was not warranted or appropriate, the record is bereft of any articulation or explanation for such decision.

Additionally, we cannot ascertain from the record whether Family Court failed to consider the child’s wishes with respect to spending time with her father or whether it considered the child’s wishes, but rejected them as a basis for a modification. While Family Court stated in regard to the violation petition that the child’s wishes did not excuse the mother from complying with the existing orders, it is not clear to what extent, if any, this conclusion played in the court’s determination regarding the modification petition.  To be sure, the wishes of this 12-yearold child were “at minimum, entitled to consideration” …, and the record does not reflect whether such consideration was given to the child’s wishes.  As a result, and because we conclude that a Lincoln hearing is called for under the circumstances here … , we must remit the modification petition to Family Court. Matter of Yeager v Yeager, 515860, 3rd Dept 10-17-13

 

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