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FAILURE TO HOLD A LINCOLN HEARING WAS NOT AN ABUSE OF DISCRETION (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department, over a two-justice dissent, determined that Family Court’s custody and parenting time rulings were supported by the evidence. The dissenting justices argued a Lincoln hearing should have been held to learn the preferences of the older child. The majority ruled Family Court did not abuse its discretion in not holding a Lincoln hearing:

We … do not share Family Court’s view that “[c]ourts are rarely only supposed to have Lincoln [h]earings.” To the contrary, conducting such hearings is the “preferred practice” … . That said, whether to conduct a Lincoln hearing rests in the discretion of Family Court … . Family Court noted that the testimony from the fact-finding hearing was “not remarkable nor extremely disturbing” and did not raise “any red flags.” In our view, the record was sufficiently developed for the court to make a custody and visitation determination. Furthermore, although the wishes of the older child, who was nearly 11 years old at the time of the hearing, were “entitled to consideration” … , this is just one factor in the best interests analysis and is not dispositive … . As such, under the [*3]circumstances of this case, we find no abuse of discretion … . Matter of Lorimer v Lorimer, 2018 NY Slip Op 08721, Third Dept 12-20-18

 

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