Narrative Opinion Summary
The Appellate Division, First Department, ruled on October 18, 2018, in the case of Ahdawantazalam A. v. Georgilia A. The appeal, filed by petitioner Ahdawantazalam A. pro se, challenged a Family Court order from June 19, 2017, which awarded sole legal and physical custody of a child to the respondent mother, Georgilia A. The appellate court dismissed the appeal as moot because the child had reached the age of majority during the appeal process, thereby eliminating the possibility of a custody order affecting the child. The court noted that the exception to the mootness doctrine did not apply, as custody disputes typically do not evade review. The decision and order were entered without costs.
Legal Issues Addressed
Exception to Mootness Doctrinesubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court determined that the exception to the mootness doctrine did not apply in this case, as custody disputes are not typically considered matters that evade review.
Reasoning: The court noted that the exception to the mootness doctrine did not apply, as custody disputes typically do not evade review.
Mootness Doctrine in Custody Appealssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The appellate court dismissed the appeal as moot because the child reached the age of majority during the appeal process, rendering any custody order ineffective.
Reasoning: The appellate court dismissed the appeal as moot because the child had reached the age of majority during the appeal process, thereby eliminating the possibility of a custody order affecting the child.