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WHERE ALLEGATIONS IN A PETITION TO MODIFY CUSTODY ARE CONTROVERTED, THE PETITION SHOULD NOT BE RULED UPON WITHOUT A HEARING (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Family Court, determined a hearing should have been held in this modification of parental access proceeding. Family Court granted father’s petition without a hearing, despite the parties’ controverted allegations:

“Although [a] parent seeking a change of custody is not automatically entitled to a hearing, 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'” … . “Accordingly, [w]hen the allegations of fact in a petition to change custody are controverted, the court must, as a general rule, hold a full hearing” … .

Here, the Family Court erred in granting the father’s modification petition to the extent of awarding him certain parental access without a hearing and without inquiring into the best interests of the children, especially in light of the parties’ controverted allegations … . Matter of Valedon v Naqvi, 2024 NY Slip Op 02059, Second Dept 4-17-24

Practice Point: As a general rule, controverted allegations in a petition to modify custody require a hearing.

 

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