Legal Opinion
Carter v. Ward
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 6, 1998Published
1Opinion of the Court
—In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Pach, J.), entered June 25, 1997, which, after a trial, inter alia, granted custody of the child to the father.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
In this custody proceeding between the parents of a child born out of wedlock, the primary concern, as in all child custody cases, is the best interests of the child (see, Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171; Matter of Paul Seth G. v Antoinette M., 227 AD2d 620, 622; Matter of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Krebsbach v. GallagherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Lobo v. MutteeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Paul Seth G. v. Antoinette M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Guillermo R. v. New York City Commissioner of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994