Legal Opinion
Robertson v. Robertson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 5, 1976No. Appeal No. 1; Appeal No. 2; Appeal No. 3PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously reversed, without costs, and matter remitted to Ontario County Family Court for further proceedings in *1082accordance with the following memorandum: The rule to be applied now in custody cases involving a contest between a natural parent and a nonparent was restated recently by the Court of Appeals in Matter of Bennett v Jeffreys (40 NY2d 543); see, also, Matter of Gomex v Lozado (40 NY2d 839). In Bennett the court held that the State may not deprive a natural parent of the custody of his or her child absent surrender, abandonment, persistent neglect, unfitness or other like…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Ebert v. EbertNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Gomez v. LozadoNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
3Cited by4 opinions
- Dickson v. LascarisNew York City Family Court · 1978
- In re Lamond B. Brooklyn Home for ChildrenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- In re Jabril P.New York City Family Court · 1980
- Tyrrell v. TyrrellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979