Opinion
2001-02802
Argued October 30, 2001.
November 26, 2001.
In a child visitation proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Blass, J.), entered March 13, 2001, which granted the respondent's motion to dismiss the proceeding based on lack of standing.
Gary P. Field, Huntington, N.Y., for appellant.
Ciarelli Dempsey, Riverhead, N.Y. (Patricia A. Dempsey of counsel), for respondent.
Before: DAVID S. RITTER, J.P., SANDRA J. FEUERSTEIN, SANDRA L. TOWNES, A. GAIL PRUDENTI, JJ.
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Family Court correctly granted the respondent's motion to dismiss the proceeding, since the petitioner lacked standing to seek visitation with the child of her former domestic partner (see, Matter of Alison D. v. Virginia M., 77 N.Y.2d 651).
RITTER, J.P., FEUERSTEIN, TOWNES and PRUDENTI, JJ., concur.