Legal Opinion

Howard E.I. v. Sandra I.

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

Decided July 24, 2013PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In related child custody proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Dutchess County (Sammarco, J.), entered January 5, 2012, which, after a hearing, granted the father’s petition for sole custody of the parties’ children with supervised visitation to the mother, and denied her petition for sole custody of the children.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

“The court’s paramount concern in any custody dispute is to determine, under the totality of the circumstances, what is in the best interests of the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Supangkat v. TorresAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. Julie v. WillsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Anson v. AnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  5. Andrews v. MouzonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. Matter of Stokes v. StokesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
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  5. Matter of Acevedo v. CassidyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2025

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