Legal Opinion

Whitley v. Whitley

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

Decided October 17, 2006PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Westchester County (Cooney, J.), entered March 29, 2005, which, after a hearing, granted the father’s petition for custody of the subject children, and awarded only biweekly supervised visitation to the mother.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The Family Court is in the best position to evaluate the credibility and character of the parties (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167 [1982]; Maloney v Maloney, 208 AD2d 603 [1994]), and a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Kuncman v. KuncmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. Maloney v. MaloneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  4. O'Connor v. DyerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  5. Sandman v. SandmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Matter of Leenasia C. (Lamarriea C.--Maxie B.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  2. Brass v. OteroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. Waldron v. DussekAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. Matter of Daniella A. (Jessica A.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  5. Yasus v. YasusAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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