Legal Opinion

Foraker v. Foraker

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

Decided December 31, 1997PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Respondent father appeals from an order of Family Court awarding custody of the parties’ two children to petitioner mother. We reject his *1123contention that the court erred in failing to award joint custody. Joint custody should not be imposed on parents such as these who are unable to get along (see, Braiman v Braiman, 44 NY2d 584, 589-590; Matter of Buffy E. v Lance C., 227 AD2d 903, 904). (Appeal from Order of Onondaga County Family Court, Klim, J.—Custody.) Present—Lawton, J. P., Hayes, Wisner, Callahan and Boehm, JJ.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Buffy E. v. Lance C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Heintz v. HeintzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000