Legal Opinion
Jenny L.S. v. Nicole M.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 20, 2007PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Jefferson County (Peter A. Schwerzmann, J.), entered April 17, 2006 in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6. The order awarded custody of the child to respondent and visitation to petitioner.
It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is reversed on the law without costs, the petition is granted and custody is awarded to petitioner.
Memorandum: We agree with petitioner, the child’s biological mother, that Family Court erred in awarding custody of her child to respondent, a nonrelative, because respondent…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- In re the Adoption of Male Infant L. Christina L.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
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- Michael G. B. v. Angela L. B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Lynda A. H. v. Diane T. O.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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