Legal Opinion
Mullings v. Foster
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 29, 2007PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a child custody and visitation proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Queens County (Heffernan, J.), dated February 24, 2006, which, after a hearing, inter alia, awarded sole custody of the subject children to the father.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
“The essential consideration in a custody determination is to promote the best interests of the child” (Matter of Kozlowski v Mangialino, 36 AD3d 916 [2007]; see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982]; Matter of Magwood v Martinez, 35…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Friederwitzer v. FriederwitzerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Louise E. S. v. W. Stephen S.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Kozlowski v. MangialinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Plaza v. PlazaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Dei v. DiewAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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