Legal Opinion · Dissent

Daghir v. Daghir

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 17, 1982Published

1DissentMeyer, J.

The majority’s conclusion that the Appellate Division did not err as a matter of law and that the Family Court Judge did is not sustainable on the record. Indeed, exactly the opposite is true. Moreover, its conception that the custody of a child can be changed “for the purpose of giving effect to the father’s right of visita*941tion” without consideration of any of the many other factors involved in the determination of the child’s best interest is so inconsistent with precedent that I cannot join in it. Respectfully, therefore, I dissent.

The majority memorandum makes no reference to the…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Friederwitzer v. FriederwitzerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Weiss v. WeissNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. Nehra v. UhlarNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. Obey v. DeglingNew York Court of Appeals · 1975

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