Perotti v. Perotti

The major issue to be determined is whether “joint custody ” of the two infants, ages three and six, can be awarded to the plaintiff mother and to the defendant father, in this action for divorce.

Amazingly enough, there is an absence of any in-depth discussion relative to “joint custody ” in any of the leading texts. With the exception of Woicik v. Woicik (66 Misc 2d 357), generally cited for its opinion addressed to alimony, there is not a single reported case in the State of New York addressed specifically to the issue of “ joint custody ”. The power, however, to award such custody appears…