Legal Opinion

Andrews v. Mouzon

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

Decided January 25, 2011PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*762In a custody and visitation proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Kings County (Graham, J.), dated November 9, 2009, which awarded sole custody of the subject children to the mother and only awarded him visitation from Monday at 6:00 p.m. to Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. on alternate weeks, with additional visitation upon agreement of the parties.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

An award of custody must be based upon the best interests of the child, and there is no prima facie right to the custody of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Friederwitzer v. FriederwitzerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Julie v. WillsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Edwards v. RothschildAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. Moreno v. CruzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  5. Torres v. OjedaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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