Matter of Fauconier v. Fauconier

Appeal from an order of *851 the Family Court, Richmond County (Arnold Lim, J.), dated April 23, 2015. The order confirmed findings of fact of that court (Gregory L. Gliedman, S.M.), dated January 29, 2015, made after a hearing, finding that the father had willfully violated a support order of that court and recommending that he be incarcerated, and set a purge amount of $8,000. Motion by the respondent to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the appellant has waived the right to appeal under the fugitive disentitlement doctrine. By decision and order on motion of this Court dated January 7, 2016, the motion was held in abeyance and referred to the panel of Justices hearing the appeal for determination upon the argument or submission thereof. Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in opposition thereto, and upon the submission of the appeal, it is Ordered that the motion is granted; and it is further, Ordered that the appeal is dismissed, without costs or disbursements. As the mother correctly asserts, the fugitive disentitlement doctrine precludes the father from maintaining this appeal, in light of the fact that the father is not presently available to obey a mandate of the Court in the event of an affirmance, under the circumstances presented (see Matter of Allain v Oriola-Allain, 123 AD3d 138 [2014]; Matter of Shehatou v Louka, 118 AD3d 1357, 1358 [2014]; Matter of Christie S. v Marqueo S., 106 AD3d 592 [2013]; Wechsler v Wechsler, 45 AD3d 470, 473-474 [2007]; Matter of Joshua M. v Dimari N., 9 AD3d 617, 619 [2004]; Matter of Skiff-Murray v Murray, 305 AD2d 751, 753 [2003]). Hall, J.P., Roman, Cohen and Connolly, JJ., concur.