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MTR OF ODUNBAKU v. ODUNBAKU

No. 183.

28 N.Y.3d 223 (2016)

66 N.E.3d 669

43 N.Y.S.3d 799

2016 NY Slip Op 07705

In the Matter of GANIYU ADEBOLA ODUNBAKU, Respondent, v. DIANA ODUNBAKU, Appellant. (And Another Proceeding.)

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided November 17, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morrison & Foerster LLP, Washington, D.C. ( Joseph Palmore and Marc A. Hearron of counsel), Morrisson & Foerster LLP, New York City ( Grant J. Esposito , Daniel Matz-Brown , Lauren M. Gambier and Joshua R. Stein of counsel), and Nancy Goodhill , Staten Island Legal Services, Staten Island ( Shelly Agarwala of counsel), for appellant.

Segal & Greenberg LLP, New York City ( Cindy A. Singh and Philip C. Segal of counsel), for respondent.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York City ( Joseph M. McLaughlin , Jillian de Chavez-Lau and Michael P. Waks of counsel), for Sanctuary for Families and others, amici curiae.

Judges PIGOTT, RIVERA, ABDUS-SALAAM, STEIN and GARCIA concur; Chief Judge DiFIORE taking no part.

OPINION OF THE COURT

We apply our precedent in Matter of Bianca v Frank (43 N.Y.2d 168 [1977]) to Family Court Act § 439 (e) and hold that if a party is represented by counsel, the time requirements set out in the statute for objections to a support magistrate's final order, when...

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