Opinion
02-05-2016
In the Matter of William A. WARREN, Petitioner–Appellant, v. George E. HIBBS, Respondent–Respondent.
D.J. & J.A. Cirando, Esqs., Syracuse (Elizabeth Dev. Moeller of Counsel), for Petitioner–Appellant. Cara A. Waldman, Fairport, for Respondent–Respondent. Anne S. Galbraith, Attorney for the Child, Canandaigua.
D.J. & J.A. Cirando, Esqs., Syracuse (Elizabeth Dev. Moeller of Counsel), for Petitioner–Appellant.
Cara A. Waldman, Fairport, for Respondent–Respondent.
Anne S. Galbraith, Attorney for the Child, Canandaigua.
MEMORANDUM:
Petitioner appeals from an order that, inter alia, dismissed without prejudice his petition seeking a modification of a prior order of custody and visitation. While this appeal was pending, Family Court entered an order upon the consent of the parties that resolved, among other things, custody and visitation issues with respect to the subject child, thereby rendering this appeal moot (see Matter of Salo v. Salo, 115 A.D.3d 1368, 1368, 982 N.Y.S.2d 805 ; Matter of Walker v. Adams, 31 A.D.3d 1018, 1018, 817 N.Y.S.2d 921 ). We conclude that the exception to the mootness doctrine does not apply (see generally Matter of Hearst Corp. v. Clyne, 50 N.Y.2d 707, 714–715, 431 N.Y.S.2d 400, 409 N.E.2d 876 ).
It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal is unanimously dismissed without costs.
SMITH, J.P., CARNI, LINDLEY, and DeJOSEPH, JJ., concur.