Legal Opinion

Reed v. Reed

New York Supreme Court

Decided September 4, 2001PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*735OPINION OF THE COURT

Jeffrey S. Sunshine, J.

The defendant father herein moves by way of motion in limine for an order permitting the entry of testimony of the minor six-year-old child in the instant divorce action. The father proposes to question the child as to acts which she observed or did not observe regarding the mother’s claim of cruel and inhuman treatment and to testify on the issue of custody. Further, the defendant father opposes the plaintiff mother’s request for a divorce.

Defendant’s counsel avers that there is a constitutional right for the child to be heard in the instant…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Lincoln v. LincolnNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
  4. Wheeler v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  5. Koppenhoefer v. KoppenhoeferAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Ynclan v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2010
  2. Weiglhofer v. WeiglhoferAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  3. Ynclan v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2010

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