Matter of Macrina v. Merritt
Opinion
| Matter of Macrina v Merritt |
| 2026 NY Slip Op 00654 |
| Decided on February 11, 2026 |
| Appellate Division, Fourth Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. |
Decided on February 11, 2026 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department
PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., CURRAN, MONTOUR, SMITH, AND GREENWOOD, JJ.
8 CAF 25-00067
v
ELLISSA M. MERRITT (ALSO KNOWN AS SALM), RESPONDENT-APPELLANT-RESPONDENT.
IN THE MATTER OF ELLISSA M. MERRITT (ALSO KNOWN AS SALM), PETITIONER-APPELLANT-RESPONDENT,
v
NICHOLAS J. MACRINA, RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.
PETER J. DIGIORGIO, JR., UTICA, FOR RESPONDENT-APPELLANT-RESPONDENT AND PETITIONER-APPELLANT-RESPONDENT.
GETNICK LIVINGSTON ATKINSON & PRIORE, LLP, UTICA (THOMAS L. ATKINSON OF COUNSEL), FOR PETITIONER-RESPONDENT-APPELLANT AND RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.
SCOTT BIELICKI, CHITTENANGO, ATTORNEY FOR THE CHILD.
Appeal and cross-appeal from an order of the Family Court, Oneida County (Julia Brouillette, J.), entered November 18, 2024, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6. The order, inter alia, granted the parties joint legal custody of the subject child with primary physical residence to petitioner-respondent Nicholas J. Macrina.
It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Entered: February 11, 2026
Ann Dillon Flynn
Clerk of the Court
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