Case ID: ad3d_101/html/0996-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

In the Matter of Antonio C. Cunha, Respondent, v Rosa E. Urias, Appellant.
    [957 NYS2d 228]
   By contesting the father’s contempt petition on the merits without objecting that it did not comply with the notice and warning requirements of Judiciary Law § 756, the mother waived any objections to the validity of the petition based upon those requirements (see Matter of Rappoport, 58 NY2d 725, 726 [1982]; Matter of Laland v Edmond, 13 AD3d 451 [2004]; Matter of Restivo v Cincu, 11 AD3d 621 [2004]).

Moreover, contrary to the mother’s contention, the Family Court properly, in effect, adjudicated her in contempt for willfully failing to obey the visitation provision of a prior order (see Matter of McCormick v Axelrod, 59 NY2d 574, 583 [1983]). However, under the circumstances of this case, the punishment imposed was excessive to the extent indicated herein (see Matter of Rjeoutski v Mavrina, 100 AD3d 908 [2012]).

The mother’s remaining contentions are either without merit or unpreserved for appellate review. Rivera, J.P., Balkin, Leventhal and Hinds-Radix, JJ., concur.