Opinion
February 16, 2000
Appeal from Order of Ontario County Family Court, Harvey, J. — Custody.
PRESENT: WISNER, J. P., PIGOTT, JR., HURLBUTT AND BALIO, JJ.
Order unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
We affirm for reasons stated in the decision at Ontario County Family Court (Harvey, J.). We add only that, with regard to petitioner's contention that the court erred in admitting in evidence three tape recordings respondent made of conversations with petitioner, petitioner waived any objection to admission of two of the recordings. We agree with petitioner that the court erred in admitting the third recording because respondent failed to establish by "clear and convincing * * * proof that the offered evidence is genuine and that there has been no tampering with it" ( People v. McGee, 49 N.Y.2d 48, 59, cert denied sub nom. Waters v. New York, 446 U.S. 942; see, People v. Ely, 68 N.Y.2d 520, 527). In view of the ample evidence otherwise supporting the court's custody determination, however, we conclude that the error is harmless.