Legal Opinion

Copeland v. Copeland

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

Decided October 24, 1996PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.

Ap*823peal from an order of the Family Court of St. Lawrence County (Rogers, J.), entered May 17, 1995, which partially granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, for custody of the parties’ children.

The parties are the parents of two sons, now ages 13 and 9 (hereinafter collectively referred to as the boys), and a daughter, now age 5. Following an evidentiary hearing, Family Court awarded petitioner custody of her daughter and respondent custody of the boys. Petitioner appeals, contending that Family Court abused its discretion in awarding custody…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Ebert v. EbertNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. Bogert v. RickardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  4. Mitzner v. MitznerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

3Cited by20 opinions

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  3. Chittick v. FarverAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  4. Morgan v. BeckerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. Donahue v. BuischAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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