New York Court of Appeals
Matter of Abdoch v. Abdoch
May 21, 20262026 NY Slip Op 03219
Summary
The Court of Appeals held that an attorney for the child may appeal a Family Court custody determination on behalf of an aggrieved child, even when neither parent has filed an appeal. It reversed the Appellate Division's dismissal because the Family Court Act expressly contemplates an attorney for the child filing a notice of appeal, while the child must still satisfy the CPLR's aggrievement and other jurisdictional requirements. The matter was remitted for consideration of the facts and issues that the Appellate Division had not reached.