Legal Opinion
Emanuel S. v. Joseph E.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 1, 1991PublishedCited by 162 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
The narrow issue presented is whether section 72 of the Domestic Relations Law may be applied to grant standing to grandparents seeking visitation with a grandchild when the nuclear family is intact and the parents object to visitation.
The question arises on the petition of Emanuel S., the grandfather of Max, an infant born to respondents in 1986. Petitioner is the adoptive father of Max’s mother.1 He and his wife visited with Max during the first three months of his life but were thereafter prevented from any contact with him when their relationship with…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mimkon v. FordSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
- Lo Presti v. Lo PrestiNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Ehrlich v. RessnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Vacula v. BlumeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Geri v. FantoNew York City Family Court · 1974
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3Cited by162 opinions
- Wilson v. McGlincheyNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
- E.S. v. P.D.New York Court of Appeals · 2007
- Michael v. HertzlerWyoming Supreme Court · 1995
- Hilgenberg v. HertelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Lipton v. LiptonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
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