Legal Opinion

Karim R. v. Salamatou S.

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

Decided October 6, 2016No. 1827Published

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Family Court, Bronx County (Ruben A. Martino, J.), entered on or about May 31, 2015, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, awarded sole legal and physical custody of the parties’ children to petitioner father with visitation to respondent mother, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The Family Court’s determination was based upon a thoughtful assessment of the parties’ testimony and credibility, and has a sound and substantial basis in the record (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 173-174 [1982]). Although the mother was the primary caretaker of the children…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Graves v. StockigtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. Matter of Cisse v. GrahamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. William S. v. Tynia C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  5. Frances M. v. Jorge M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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