Legal Opinion
Sheehan v. Sheehan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 12, 1989PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: The trial court did not abuse its discretion in preventing plaintiff from taking the parties’ three-year-old child on flights in his private plane when exercising visitation rights. Irrespective of plaintiff’s competence as a pilot, a child of such tender years is less capable of protecting herself in the event of an incident, particularly in a single-engine craft. The court correctly con-*943eluded that, at the current stage of her development, flying in plaintiff’s plane was not in the child’s best interest.
The trial court also properly…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- In Re the Marriage of MilesnickMontana Supreme Court · 1988
- Fudenberg v. MolstadCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
- McKenzie v. JahnkeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
- Formato v. FormatoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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3Cited by5 opinions
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