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The first supervised visit after the emergency order. Steve surrenders California jurisdiction to see his daughter. The grandparents bring Evie to a parking lot in Chappaqua. Maura refuses to let go. Walsh Sr. intervenes. The child calms in her father's arms and cries when she sees her grandmother.
The court appoints a supervisor who promises integrity and transparency. She meets privately with Tara before the first visit, invites her to attend in violation of the court order, dismisses Steve's concerns about being poisoned, and tells him she has a special relationship with the judge. She charges $250 an hour. The judge who appointed her later admits she wanted Steve to die on his own sword.
His attorney was in the courtroom. He was not. The phone rang after. The voice on the other end sounded beaten. 'Well, that didn't go well.' The orders were final.
The Appellate Division, Second Department rules: the default did not occur. The blanket deletion order was not tailored as precisely as possible to the exact needs of the case. 214 A.D.3d 890. Two holdings that dismantle the foundation. The Family Court does not act.