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THE JUDGE IN THIS CUSTODY PROCEEDING SHOULD NOT HAVE SUSPENDED FATHER’S PARENTAL ACCESS WITHOUT HOLDING A “BEST INTERESTS” HEARING (SECOND DEPT). ​

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the judge in this custody proceeding should not have suspended father’s parental access without holding a “best interests of the child” hearing:

“Custody determinations . . . require a careful and comprehensive evaluation of the material facts and circumstances in order to permit the court to ascertain the optimal result for the child” … . Accordingly, “custody determinations should ‘[g]enerally’ be made ‘only after a full and plenary hearing and inquiry'” … . “This general rule furthers the substantial interest, shared by the State, the children, and the parents, in ensuring that custody proceedings generate a just and enduring result that, above all else, serves the best interest of a child” … . “[W]here . . . facts material to the best interest analysis, and the circumstances surrounding such facts, remain in dispute, a custody hearing is required”… .

Here, the Supreme Court erred in making a final custody determination without a hearing and without inquiring into the best interests of the parties’ children … . Moreover, the court’s mere reliance upon “adequate relevant information,” as opposed to admissible evidence, was improper … . Matter of Dysko v Dysko, 2023 NY Slip Op 00863, Second Dept 2-15-23

Practice Point: Here in this custody action the judge should not have suspended father’s parental access without holding a “best interests of the child” hearing.

 

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