Legal Opinion

Entwistle v. Entwistle

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

Decided February 21, 1978PublishedCited by 88 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Rabin, J.

This appeal raises the difficult legal issue of how to safeguard the visitation rights of a noncustodial parent when the custodial parent has unilaterally removed the children from the jurisdiction. We hold that the order appealed from must be reversed, and the action remanded for a hearing in accordance herewith.

The parties were married in Brooklyn, New York in November, 1965 and, during the lifetime of the marriage, were domiciled in the State of New York. Two children have been born to the parties: Kristen, born in April, 1968, and Juliet, born in May, 1972. As…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  4. Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. DanforthSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by88 opinions

  1. Daghir v. DaghirAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  2. Gloria S. v. Richard B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  3. In re the Appointment of a Guardian for Jacqueline F.New York Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. In re EichnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  5. Strahl v. StrahlAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979

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