People ex rel. Malcolm v. Malcolm

In a proceeding to obtain custody of infant children, the Children’s Court, Nassau County, awarded custody to their mother, the petitioner. The father appeals. Order reversed on the law, without costs, and petition dismissed, without costs. The jurisdiction of the Children’s Court, Nassau County, extends only to cases which indicate that the infants involved are neglected, abandoned, or delinquent, within the definitions set forth in the Children’s Court Act. That court may assume jurisdiction, in proceedings to determine the question of the rightful custody of children whose custody is…