Opinion
2014-07-23
Tina YILMAZ, respondent, v. Ilhan YILMAZ, appellant.
Abbe C. Shapiro, Mount Sinai, N.Y., for appellant. Donna England, Centereach, N.Y., attorney for the children.
Abbe C. Shapiro, Mount Sinai, N.Y., for appellant. Donna England, Centereach, N.Y., attorney for the children.
In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the defendant appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Buetow, Ct. Atty. Ref.), dated June 10, 2013, which, after a hearing, awarded sole custody of the parties' children to the plaintiff.
ORDERED that on the Court's own motion, the notice of appeal is deemed to be an application for leave to appeal, and leave to appeal is granted ( see CPLR 5701[c] ); and it is further,
ORDERED that the appeal from so much of the order as awarded custody of the parties' oldest son to the plaintiff is dismissed as academic; and it is further,
ORDERED that the order is affirmed insofar as reviewed, without costs or disbursements.
The defendant's arguments concerning the parties' oldest son are academic, as he has reached the age of majority ( see Matter of Fortunato v. Murray, 91 A.D.3d 947, 948, 937 N.Y.S.2d 604;Almeda v. Hopper, 2 A.D.3d 471, 767 N.Y.S.2d 884). The Supreme Court's determination, made after an evidentiary hearing, to award sole custody of the parties' other children to the plaintiff is supported by a sound and substantial basis in the record ( see Haggerty v. Haggerty, 78 A.D.3d 998, 999, 911 N.Y.S.2d 639;Almeda v. Hopper, 2 A.D.3d 471, 767 N.Y.S.2d 884). SKELOS, J.P., CHAMBERS, LOTT and DUFFY, JJ., concur.