Case Name: In the Matter of Catherine C., Respondent, v. Billy D., Appellant. (And Another Related Proceeding.)
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2012-11-29
Citations: 100 A.D.3d 1292
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Catherine C., Respondent, v Billy D., Appellant. (And Another Related Proceeding.)
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 100
Pages: 1292–1292

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Catherine C., Respondent, v Billy D., Appellant. (And Another Related Proceeding.)
[954 NYS2d 504]

Opinion:
Lahtinen, J.
Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Chemung County (Buckley, J.), entered July 15, 2011, which granted petitioner's applications, in two proceedings pursuant to Family Ct Act articles 6 and 8, for, among other things, custody of the parties' children.
In this custody dispute between petitioner and respondent, Family Court, among other things, granted petitioner legal and physical custody at a time when respondent was incarcerated. The record reflects that Family Court's order was entered July 15, 2011 and mailed that same day to respondent by a court clerk. Respondent's notice of appeal from the order was not filed until September 2, 2011. As relevant here, Family Ct Act § 1113 requires that an appeal "must be taken no later than . . . [35] days from the mailing of the order to the appellant by the clerk of the court." Respondent's appeal was untimely as it was filed beyond the 35-day period and, accordingly, the appeal must be dismissed (see Matter of Deandre GG. [Charlice HH.], 79 AD3d 1384, 1385 [2010], lv denied 16 NY3d 708 [2011]; Matter of Alexis BB., 285 AD2d 751, 752 [2001]; Matter of Sullivan v Sullivan, 254 AD2d 573, 573 [1998]; see also Cappiello v Cappiello, 66 NY2d 107, 108 [1985] [observing that "the failure timely to serve a notice of appeal goes to jurisdiction over the subject matter, which may be raised at any time"]).
Rose, J.P, Spain, Kavanagh and McCarthy, JJ., concur. Ordered that the appeal is dismissed, without costs.