Legal Opinion
Jarushewsky v. Baez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 17, 2004PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, which was transferred for administrative reasons to the Supreme Court for trial, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Nassau County (Joseph, J.S.C.), dated January 3, 2003, which, after a hearing, inter alia, granted the father’s petition for custody of the parties’ child.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
In a child custody determination, the paramount consideration is the bests interests of the child (see Domestic Relations Law § 70 [a]; Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Friederwitzer v. FriederwitzerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Vinciguerra v. VinciguerraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Zafran v. ZafranAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Miller-Presutti v. PresuttiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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