Matter of Harris v Harris
2009 NY Slip Op 00686 [59 AD3d 444]
February 3, 2009
Appellate Division, Second Department
As corrected through Wednesday, April 1, 2009


In the Matter of Edward M. Harris, Appellant,
v
Helen M.Harris, Respondent.

[*1]Steinberg, Fineo, Berger & Fischoff, P.C., Woodbury, N.Y. (Dana J. Finkelstein andJessica Anne Gould of counsel), for appellant.

John G. Poli, III, P.C., Northport, N.Y., for respondent.

In a family offense proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 8, the petitioner appealsfrom an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Whelen, J.), dated March 5, 2008, which,after a hearing, inter alia, denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The Family Court's determination that the petitioner failed to establish that the respondentcommitted a family offense was supported by a preponderance of the admissible evidencepresented at the hearing (see Family Ct Act § 812 [1]; § 832). Where, ashere, the Family Court was confronted primarily with issues of credibility, its factual findingsmust be accorded great weight on appeal unless they were clearly unsupported by the record (see Matter of Hall v Hall, 45 AD3d842, 843 [2007]). Under these circumstances, we find no basis to disturb the Family Court'sdetermination (see Matter of Kurkcu vCokyuksel, 31 AD3d 554 [2006]; Matter of Waaldijk-Howell v Howell, 22 AD3d 675 [2005]).

The petitioner's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or withoutmerit. Mastro, J.P., Florio, Covello and Belen, JJ., concur.


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