Legal Opinion
MacEwen v. MacEwen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 3, 1995PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Richmond County (Clark, J.), dated January 3, 1994, which denied her application for visitation with her son.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
It is well settled that a noncustodial parent should have reasonable rights of visitation, and that the denial of those rights is so drastic it must be based upon substantial evidence that visitation would be detrimental to the welfare of the child (see, Matter of Vanderhoff v Vanderhoff, 207 AD2d 494; Nacson v…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Nacson v. NacsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Eric L. v. Dorothy L.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Vanderhoff v. VanderhoffAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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