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Matter of DIANE G.B., Petitioner-Appellant, v. BRYAN L.B., Respondent-Respondent.
In March 2004 Family Court issued an order of protection directing that respondent's daughter pick up and drop off the parties' children for visitation purposes and that respondent not be present during the exchange. In April 2004 petitioner commenced this proceeding alleging that respondent had violated the order of protection on various occasions inasmuch as he had been observed across the street from the arranged location during the exchange of the children. The court properly determined following a hearing on the petition that petitioner failed to establish respondent's willful violation of the order of protection (see generally Matter of Aumell v. King, 18 A.D.3d 905, 795 N.Y.S.2d 360; Matter of Eisele v. Eisele, 307 A.D.2d 412, 413, 761 N.Y.S.2d 738; Matter of Leighton-Ryan v. Ryan, 274 A.D.2d 775, 776, 712 N.Y.S.2d 643). Although petitioner contends on appeal that the court erred in failing to consider her allegations of domestic violence, we note that the record is devoid of any evidence of domestic violence. Indeed, there are no allegations of domestic violence in the petition, and it cannot be said that the requisite “minimal requirements of due process” were not met in this proceeding (Matter of Ryan v. Ryan, 42 A.D.2d 733, 733, 346 N.Y.S.2d 105).
It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed without costs.
MEMORANDUM:
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Decided: July 07, 2006
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
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