Legal Opinion
Swinson v. Dobson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 21, 2012PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1687Memorandum: Respondent mother appeals from an order that, following a hearing, granted the petition seeking to modify the custody provisions of a stipulated order and awarded primary physical custody of the parties’ child to petitioner father and visitation to the mother. Contrary to the mother’s contention, we conclude that Family Court’s best interests determination is supported by a sound and substantial basis in the record and that the court did not abuse its discretion in awarding primary physical custody to the father (see generally Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 173-174 [1982];…
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- Green v. MitchellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Linda R. v. Richard E.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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