Legal Opinion
Y. v. Y.
New York City Family Court
Decided March 23, 1978Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Stanley Gartenstein, J.
The within proceeding is framed under subdivision (b) of section 651 of the Family Court Act enacted in 1962 with the legislative purpose of granting original jurisdiction to this court to determine custody of children even where derivative power has not been conferred by Supreme Court order of referral as contemplated by subdivision (a) of section 651 of the Family Court Act.
The petitioning father does not seek custody of the two subject children. Nor does he seek an order of visitation in the first instance as authorized in Matter of Juan R v Necta…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Juan R. v. Necta V.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Juan R v. Necta VNew York City Family Court · 1975
- People ex rel. Choolokian v. Mission of the Immaculate VirginNew York Supreme Court · 1947
- O'Shea v. BrennanNew York Supreme Court · 1976
- People ex rel. Djurovic v. DjurovicNew York Supreme Court · 1954
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