Legal Opinion

Forsyth v. White

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

Decided November 24, 1999PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Mikoll, J.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Tompkins County (Sherman, J.), entered February 2, 1998, which, inter alia, granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, for custody of the parties’ child.

The parties, who were never married, are the parents of a son born in 1996. Petitioner commenced this proceeding in June 1997 seeking sole custody of the child, and respondent cross-petitioned for the same relief. At the ensuing fact-finding hearing, Family Court heard the testimony of the parties and several relatives on behalf of each.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Farnham v. FarnhamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  3. Morgan v. BeckerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. Lukaszewicz v. LukaszewiczAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  5. In re Dewey S.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In re Melissa L.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  2. Bjorkland v. EastmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. Brown v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  4. Cole v. GoodrichAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  5. La Pointe v. La PointeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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