Legal Opinion

Hudgins v. Goodley

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

Decided January 13, 2003PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In a custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Richmond County (Porzio, J.), dated November 17, 2000, which, after a hearing, and upon the granting of the mother’s motion for judgment as a matter of law, inter alia, granted custody of the subject child to the mother.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Richmond County, for further proceedings consistent herewith.

“As a general rule, it is error as a matter of law to make an order…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Friederwitzer v. FriederwitzerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Biagi v. BiagiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  3. Metzger v. MetzgerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. Tri-State Sol-Aire Corp. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. Benedict v. ZimmerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Nalty v. KongAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  2. Khan v. DollyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. Lyons v. LyonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. Linda J. v. Nakisha P.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. Ling Da Chen v. Yue Hua ZhouAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API