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IN RE SUSAN YALVAC
Ordered that the order of protection is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
"The determination of whether a family offense was committed is a factual issue to be resolved by the hearing court" ( Matter of Kaur v Singh, 73 AD3d 1178 [internal quotation marks omitted];, see Family Ct Act §§ 812, 832; Matter of Creighton v Whitmore, 71 AD3d 1141; Matter of Halper v Halper, 61 AD3d 687; Matter of Lallmohamed v Lallmohamed, 23 AD3d 562), "whose determination regarding the credibility of witnesses is entitled to great weight on appeal unless clearly unsupported by the record" ( Matter of Kaur v Singh, 73 AD3d at 1178 [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Matter of Creighton v Whitmore, 71 AD3d at 1141; Matter of Robbins v Robbins, 48 AD3d 822, 822; Matter of Phillips v Laland, 4 AD3d 529, 530). Here, a fair preponderance of the credible evidence adduced at the fact-finding hearing supports the hearing court's determination that the husband committed the family offense of harassment in the second degree, warranting the issuance of an order of protection ( see Penal Law § 240.26; Matter of Kaur v Singh, 73 AD3d at 1178; Matter of Creighton v Whitmore, 71 AD3d at 1141; Matter of Gray v Gray, 55 AD3d 909, 910; Matter of Robbins v Robbins, 48 AD3d at 822).
The husband's remaining contentions are without merit.
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