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THE USUAL STRICT CRITERIA FOR VACATING A DEFAULT ORDER ARE RELAXED IN CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS; MOTHER’S MOTION TO VACATE THE DEFAULT ORDER AWARDING CUSTODY TO FATHER SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Family Court, determined mother’s motion to vacate the default order granting custody to father should have been granted. The usual strict criteria for a default order are relaxed in child custody matters:

The determination of whether to relieve a party of an order entered upon his or her default is a matter left to the sound discretion of the Family Court … . “A party seeking to vacate an order entered upon his or her default is required to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for the default and the existence of a potentially meritorious cause of action or defense” … . However, “the law favors resolution on the merits in child custody proceedings,” and thus the “general rule with respect to opening defaults in civil actions is not to be rigorously applied to cases involving child custody” … . Matter of Williams v Worthington, 2021 NY Slip Op 03040, Second Dept 5-12-21

 

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