Case Name: In the Matter of Klara B., Appellant, v. Omar R., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2017-02-10
Citations: 147 A.D.3d 476
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Klara B., Appellant, v Omar R., Respondent.
Judges: Concur — Sweeny, J.R, Acosta, Mazzarelli, Manzanet-Daniels and Webber, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 147
Pages: 476–476

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Klara B., Appellant, v Omar R., Respondent.
[46 NYS3d 417]

Opinion:
Order, Family Court, Bronx County (John J. Kelley, J.), entered on or about December 2, 2014, which denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus directing respondent to produce the subject child, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The court properly found that as there was no custody order in place and the mother had no greater right to the custody of the child than the father, the child was not being illegally detained by the father and therefore, the mother did not have a right to habeas corpus relief (Domestic Relations Law § 70).
Moreover, there was an imminent custody petition pending and, as the court advised, the mother could make an application to advance the court date or make an application on notice for custody so that both parties could be heard as to what should happen with respect to custody on a temporary basis.
Concur — Sweeny, J.R, Acosta, Mazzarelli, Manzanet-Daniels and Webber, JJ.