Jiminez v. Jiminez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In a custody proceeding between a parent and a nonparent “ ‘the parent has a superior right to custody that cannot be denied unless the nonparent establishes that the parent had relinquished that right due to surrender, abandonment, persistent neglect, unfitness, or other like extraordinary circumstances’ ” (Matter of K.F.T. v D.P.G., 54 AD3d 1044, 1044-1045 [2008], quoting Matter of Wilson v Smith, 24 AD3d 562, 563 [2005]; see Matter of Bennett v Jeffreys, 40 NY2d 543, 549-550 [1976]). Absent proof of such extraordinary circumstances, an inquiry into the best interests of the child is not…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Cambridge v. CambridgeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
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