Legal Opinion
Miguel R. v. Maria N.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 13, 2013PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Kings County *772(Beckoff, J.), dated December 6, 2011, which, after fact-finding and dispositional hearings, dismissed his petition for custody of the subject children.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
“The essential consideration in any custody controversy is the best interests of the child” (Matter of Dwyer-Hayde v Forcier, 67 AD3d 1011, 1011 [2009]; see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982]). “Factors to be considered in determining the child’s…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Kaplan v. KaplanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Elliott v. FelderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Ross v. RossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Dwyer-Hayde v. ForcierAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Islam v. LeeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- Matter of Lopez v. PrudencioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018
- Matter of Parsons v. KappAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019