Case Name: In the Matter of Russell F., Appellant, v. Brandon Jay F., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2014-09-30
Citations: 120 A.D.3d 1159
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Russell F., Appellant, v Brandon Jay F., Respondent.
Judges: Concur — Mazzarelli, J.P, Andrias, Moskowitz, ManzanetDaniels and Clark, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 120
Pages: 1159–1159

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Russell F., Appellant, v Brandon Jay F., Respondent.
[992 NYS2d 886]

Opinion:
Order, Family Court, New York County (Jane Pearl, J.), entered on or about August 9, 2013, which, after a fact-finding hearing in a proceeding brought pursuant to article 8 of the Family Court Act, dismissed the petition for an order of protection, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The Family Court properly dismissed the petition, since petitioner failed to establish by a fair preponderance of the evidence that respondent, his brother, had committed any acts warranting an order of protection in petitioner's favor (see Matter of Everett C. v Oneida P., 61 AD3d 489 [1st Dept 2009]). No basis exists to disturb the Family Court's findings that respondent and his wife were more credible witnesses than petitioner (id.).
Concur — Mazzarelli, J.P, Andrias, Moskowitz, ManzanetDaniels and Clark, JJ.