Legal Opinion
Michael Paul T. v. Thomas R.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 10, 1986PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On July 2, 1985 Michael T. commenced a habeas corpus proceeding against the maternal grandparents for custody of his son, and on August 7, 1985 the maternal aunt and uncle, Michael and Barbara R., petitioned for custody. A hearing was held in Supreme Court on August 28, 1985, and on March 28, 1986 Supreme Court ruled that extraordinary circumstances had not been shown, so that the court could not reach the issue of the best interests of Eric, in accordance with Matter of Bennett v Jeffreys (40 NY2d 543). The court awarded custody of Eric to the father, Michael T.
The court found that after…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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