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THE CUSTODY RULING SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MADE WITHOUT A BEST INTERESTS HEARING; FATHER’S PARENTAL ACCESS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CONDITIONED ON COMPLIANCE WITH TREATMENT (SECOND DEPT).

​The Second Department, reversing Family Court, held the custody determination should not have been made without a best interests hearing and father’s parental access should not have been conditioned on compliance with treatment:

“Custody determinations should generally 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” … . “A court opting to forgo a plenary hearing must take care to clearly articulate which factors were—or were not—material to its determination, and the evidence supporting its decision” … . “Similarly, visitation determinations should generally be made after a full evidentiary hearing to ascertain the best interests of the child” … .

Here, the Supreme Court erred in making a final custody determination without a hearing and without inquiring into the best interests of the parties’ child … . Moreover, the court failed to articulate the factors and evidence material to its determination … .

The Supreme Court also erred in suspending the father’s parental access without determining the best interests of the child … . Furthermore, the court improperly conditioned the father’s future parental access or reapplication for parental access rights upon his compliance with treatment … . Matter of Baez-Delgadillo v Moya, 2023 NY Slip Op 01994, Second Dept 4-19-23

Practice Point: Custody determinations usually should not be made absent a best interests hearing. Parental access should not be conditioned on the parent’s compliance with treatment.

 

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