Legal Opinion

Julian B. v. Williams

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

Decided July 11, 2012PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

During the pendency of this appeal, one of the children, Sarnia B., turned 18 years of age. As such, she is no longer subject to *671the order appealed from, and the appeal from so much of the order as pertains to Samia B. must be dismissed as academic (see Matter of Bartley v Pringle, 90 AD3d 653 [2011]; Matter of Brown v Jimenez, 88 AD3d 875, 876 [2011]; Matter of Cahill v Zakian, 71 AD3d 765 [2010]; Matter of Merando v Vantassel, 66 AD3d 783 [2009]).

“The court’s paramount concern in any custody dispute is to determine, under the totality of the circumstances, what is in the best interests of…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Julie v. WillsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. Otero v. NievesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Haggerty v. HaggertyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. Merando v. VantasselAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Gooler v. GoolerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. In re Marisol N.H.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. Matter of De Oliveira v. De OliveiraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  4. Matter of Hannah T.R. (Soya R.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  5. Gooler v. GoolerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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