Legal Opinion
Elkin v. Labis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 9, 2014PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The court properly awarded custody to defendant, with a phased visitation plan including therapeutic visitation for plaintiff, after carefully assessing the testimony of the parties and the court-appointed forensic expert (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167 [1982]). The record supports the court’s finding that the parties’ acrimonious relationship precludes joint custody (see Lubit v Lubit, 65 AD3d 954 [1st Dept 2009], lv denied 13 NY3d 716 [2010], cert denied 560 US 940 [2010]). It supports the court’s finding that defendant is better able than plaintiff to meet the emotional and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Naval v. American Arbitration Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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