Legal Opinion

Gloria S. v. Richard B.

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

Decided April 6, 1981PublishedCited by 124 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Weinstein, J.

This appeal places before the court another of those unfortunate child custody disputes in which parents, in vying with each other for the privilege of having custody over the object of their mutual affections, engage in conduct which *73inevitably harms all parties, but most of all the innocent child. We are called upon to determine that course which will further the law’s well-settled mandate that the best interests of the child must always be paramount, as well as the equally well-established aversion to allowing a party to benefit from his own wrongful acts.

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Nehra v. UhlarNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. Obey v. DeglingNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. Dintruff v. McGreevyNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  5. Entwistle v. EntwistleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978

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3Cited by124 opinions

  1. Fox v. FoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  2. Daghir v. DaghirAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  3. Young v. YoungAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. Trudy-Ann W. v. Joan W.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. Krebsbach v. GallagherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

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