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Father’s Application for Dismissal of Maternal Aunt’s Custody Petition (After Death of Mother) Granted

After the child’s mother died, petitioner, the child’s maternal aunt, sought custody.  In granting the father’s application to dismiss the petition, the Second Department wrote:

As between a parent and a nonparent, the parent has a superior right to custody which cannot be denied absent a showing of surrender, abandonment, persisting neglect, unfitness, or other similar extraordinary circumstances …. A nonparent seeking custody of a child against the wishes of a parent has the initial burden of establishing the existence of extraordinary circumstances …. Once extraordinary circumstances are found, the court must then make the disposition that is in the best interests of the child … .  Here, the petitioner failed to establish the existence of extraordinary circumstances sufficient to warrant a hearing with regard to the child’s best interests … . Matter of Andracchi v Reetz, 2013 NY Slip Op 03090, 2nd Dept, 5-1-13

 

 

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