Legal Opinion

Silberman v. Katcher

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 1, 1968No. 67-849PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PEARSON, Judge.

This is an appeal from that portion of a final judgment of divorce which grants custody of the two minor children to the father. The mother as appellant urges that the evidence does not support the finding of the trial judge that she is unfit to have custody of the children. She asserts that the trial judge based his determination of the right to custody upon his finding that she had been guilty of adultery.

We agree with the appellant that it is not the relative guilt or innocence of the parties struggling for the children but the welfare of the children which must be…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bennett v. BennettDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
  2. Rudolph v. RudolphDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
  3. Platt v. PlattDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958
  4. Green v. GreenSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
  5. Bargeon v. BargeonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Straley v. FrankDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  2. Straley v. FrankDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  3. Black v. BlackDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
  4. Vaccaro v. VaccaroDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
  5. Gary v. GaryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970

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