Legal Opinion
James v. Hickey
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 12, 2004PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*537In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the maternal grandmother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Hinrichs J.), entered November 14, 2002, which denied her petition for custody of the subject child.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
“The determination of custody is a matter entrusted to the sound discretion of the trial court, which is in the most advantageous position to evaluate the testimony, character, and sincerity of the parties” (Vinciguerra v Vinciguerra, 294 AD2d 565, 566 [2002]; see Santoro v…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Vinciguerra v. VinciguerraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Violetta K. v. Mary K.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Ella J. v. Iva J.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Santoro v. SantoroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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