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MOTHER HAD FLED TO ARGENTINA WITH THE CHILD WHILE CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS WERE PENDING; FAMILY COURT SHOULD NOT HAVE DENIED THE MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER’S PETITION SEEKING VISITATION ON THE GROUND SHE DID NOT HAVE STANDING; MATTER REMITTED FOR A BEST INTERESTS HEARING (SECOND DEPT). ​

The Second Department, reversing Family Court, determined the court erred in finding the maternal grandmother did not have standing to seek visitation and remitted the matter for a best interests hearing. Mother had fled to Argentina with the child when custody proceedings were pending:

“When a grandparent seeks visitation pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 72(1), the court must make a two-part inquiry” … . The court must first determine if the grandparent has standing, based on death or equitable circumstances, and if it determines that the grandparent has established standing, it must then determine whether visitation is in the best interests of the child (see Domestic Relations Law § 72[1] …).

“Standing [based upon equitable circumstances] should be conferred by the court, in its discretion, only after it has examined all the relevant facts” … . “[A]n essential part of the inquiry is the nature and extent of the grandparent-grandchild relationship” … . “It is not sufficient that the grandparents allege love and affection for their grandchild” … . “They must establish a sufficient existing relationship with their grandchild, or in cases where that has been frustrated by the parents, a sufficient effort to establish one, so that the court perceives it as one deserving the court’s intervention” … .

Here, the Family Court’s determination that the grandmother lacked standing to seek visitation was not supported by a sound and substantial basis in the record … . The evidence demonstrated that the grandmother developed a relationship with the child early on in his life and thereafter made repeated efforts to continue that relationship … . Matter of Noguera v Busto, 2020 NY Slip Op 07385, Second Dept 12-9-20

 

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