Case Name: In the Matter of Mildred R., Appellant, v. Elizabeth R., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2015-09-22
Citations: 131 A.D.3d 892
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Mildred R., Appellant, v Elizabeth R., Respondent.
Judges: Concur — Mazzarelli, J.P., Sweeny, Renwick and Manzanet-Daniels, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 131
Pages: 892–893

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Mildred R., Appellant, v Elizabeth R., Respondent.
[16 NYS3d 730]

Opinion:
Order, Family Court, New York County (Marva A. Burnett, Referee), entered on or about August 12, 2014, which, after a fact-finding hearing, dismissed the petition for an order of protection against respondent, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Family Court properly determined that petitioner failed to establish a prima facie case that respondent, her daughter, committed any of the family offenses alleged in the petition to warrant issuance of an order of protection. Petitioner testified in conclusory fashion that her daughter entered her home without permission, stole property, and broke the door, but she did not testify she personally observed her daughter do so, or how she otherwise knew that her daughter committed the alleged offenses (see Matter of Charles E. v Frank E., 72 AD3d 1439 [3d Dept 2010]).
Concur — Mazzarelli, J.P., Sweeny, Renwick and Manzanet-Daniels, JJ.