Matter of Hayes v Porter

Holding The court affirmed the Family Court’s order denying the father parenting time, finding that the decision was supported by a sound and substantial basis in the record regarding the strained relationship and the father’s lack of accountability. The court further held that ordering the father’s substantial compliance with intensive counseling as a condition for future modification petitions was not an improper prerequisite to visitation.

The court’s words

Family Court's determination that the father shall not have parenting time with the child has a sound and substantial basis in the record

2026 NY Slip Op 05880, at the official text

the father and the child had a strained relationship and that the father taunted and teased the child

2026 NY Slip Op 05880, at the official text

the father lacked of emotional self-regulation when angry, which was distressing to the child and contributed to his reluctance to visit the father

2026 NY Slip Op 05880, at the official text

the court did not err in ordering that the father's substantial compliance, engagement and progress with intensive individual counseling

2026 NY Slip Op 05880, at the official text