Legal Opinion
Elliott v. Felder
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 5, 2010PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The essential consideration in making an award of custody is the best interests of the child (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982]). Factors to be considered in determining the child’s best interests include the quality of the home environment and the parental guidance the custodial parent provides for the child, the ability of each parent to provide for the child’s emotional and intellectual development, the financial status and ability of each parent to provide for the child, the relative fitness of the respective parents, and the effect an award of custody to one parent might…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Cuccurullo v. CuccurulloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Nikolic v. IngrassiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Neuman v. NeumanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Roldan v. NievesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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