Legal Opinion
Arndt v. Arndt
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 21, 2012PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In two related child custody proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Nassau County (Bennett, J.), dated June 27, 2011, which, after a hearing, in effect, denied his petition seeking custody of the child and granted the mother’s separate petition for sole custody of the child.
*880Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The essential consideration in making an award of custody is the best interests of the child (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982]; Matter of Cardozo v Defreitas, 87 AD3d 1138…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Chery v. RichardsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Edwards v. RothschildAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Pavone v. BronsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Cardozo v. DefreitasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Clarke v. WilsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Clarke v. WilsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Tori v. ToriAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013