Legal Opinion
Goodwin v. Goodwin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 28, 1993PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs and matter remitted to Niagara County Family Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum: Family Court erred in its summary resolution of the custody issue in this case. Before the issue of permanent custody is determined, a full and comprehensive hearing should be held to resolve the fundamental issue of the best interests of the children (Wodka v Wodka, 168 AD2d 1000; Ideman v Ideman, 168 AD2d 1001).
Accordingly, we remit the matter for a hearing to resolve the issue of custody based on the best interests of…
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