Legal Opinion

Plaza v. Plaza

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 19, 2003PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6 and related proceedings, the mother appeals, as limited by her brief, from stated portions of an order of the Family Court, Rockland County (Garvey, J.), entered February 21, 2002, which, inter alia, after a hearing, awarded custody of the parties’ child to the father and directed her to undergo therapy.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.

In adjudicating custody issues, the most important factor for the court to consider is the best interests of the child (see Eschbach…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Friederwitzer v. FriederwitzerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Louise E. S. v. W. Stephen S.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. Daghir v. DaghirAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  5. Daghir v. DaghirNew York Court of Appeals · 1982

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Kozlowski v. MangialinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. Battista v. FasanoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. Giraldo v. GomezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. Galanos v. GalanosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. Reyes v. PolancoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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