Legal Opinion
Amari v. Molloy
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 1, 2002PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a matrimonial action in which the parties were divorced by a judgment dated June 23, 1999, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Rigler, J.), dated October 20, 2000, which, inter alia, awarded custody of the parties’ infant child to the defendant, and limited his visitation rights.
*432Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
“A custody determination is a matter that rests within the sound discretion of the trial court and is accorded great deference on appeal as the trial court had the opportunity to assess the witnesses’ demeanor and credibility”…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Bliss v. AchNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Maloney v. MaloneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Chebuske v. Burnhard-VogtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
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3Cited by5 opinions
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