Matter of R.R. v J.I.F.

Holding The Appellate Division affirmed the dismissal of the father’s petition for visitation with prejudice, finding that visitation was not in the child’s best interests due to the father’s history of abuse and poor conduct. The court determined that the father’s refusal to take responsibility for his actions and his threatening behavior toward the child’s attorneys justified the trial court’s decision.

The court’s words

There is a sound and substantial basis in the record for the court's determination that visitation with the father would not be in the child's best interests

2026 NY Slip Op 06226, at the official text

the father refused to take responsibility for the abuse of the child's mother, which had left her with permanent injuries

2026 NY Slip Op 06226, at the official text

the father's conduct during the trial, including his tardiness and outright failure to appear for a session despite being well-advised of the trial date

2026 NY Slip Op 06226, at the official text