Legal Opinion

Trapp v. Trapp

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 24, 1988PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*179OPINION OF THE COURT

Sullivan, J.

This appeal is from a modification of a judgment of divorce to provide for joint decision-making over the upbringing of the three infant children of the marriage concerning a host of items such as choice of schools, psychological or psychiatric treatment, counseling, doctors and surgeons, religion and citizenship. Since the parents continue to be severely antagonistic towards each other, such an arrangement is, in our view, fraught with the potential for further and continuing discord and, thus, is inimical to the best interests of the children. Accordingly, we…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bliss v. AchNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Dodd v. DoddNew York Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Bishop v. LansleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  4. Stanat v. StanatAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  5. Seago v. ArnoldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Dickson v. DicksonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Penninipede v. PenninipedeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. Davis v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. Lieberman v. LiebermanNew York Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Matter of Elizabeth S. v. Edgard N.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017

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