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THE JUDGE’S FAILURE TO MAKE FINDINGS OF FACT IN THIS CUSTODY CASE PRECLUDED APPELLATE REVIEW; MATTER REMITTED (FOURTH DEPT),

The Fourth Department, remitting the matter to Family Court, determined the judge’s failure to make findings of fact in this custody case precluded appellate review:

The court, in the order on appeal, however, failed to make any factual findings whatsoever to support the award of primary physical custody. It is “well established that the court is obligated ‘to set forth those facts essential to its decision’ ” … . Here, the court completely failed to follow that well-established rule when it failed to issue any factual findings to support its initial custody determination … , nor did it make any findings with respect to the relevant factors that it considered in making a best interests of the child determination … . “Effective appellate review, whatever the case but especially in child visitation, custody or neglect proceedings, requires that appropriate factual findings be made by the trial court—the court best able to measure the credibility of the witnesses” … . Matter of Ianello v Colonomos, 2023 NY Slip Op 00767, Fourth Dept 2-10-23

Practice Point: Here in this custody case the judge did not make findings of fact, which precluded appellate review. The case was sent back.

 

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