Legal Opinion
Matter of Dedon G. v. Zenhia G.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 3, 2015No. 14115PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Family Court, Bronx County (Paul A. Goetz, J.), entered on or about January 8, 2014, which, after a hearing, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, granted the father’s petition for sole legal and physical custody of the parties’ daughter, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
A preponderance of the evidence supports the Family Court’s determination that the child’s best interests would be served by awarding custody to the father (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171, 174 [1982]). The Family Court considered the totality of the circumstances and properly concluded…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Olimpia M. v. Steven M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Major v. Gamble-MajorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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