Legal Opinion

Fallon v. Fallon

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

Decided February 9, 2004PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals, as limited by her brief, from so *427much of an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Lynaugh, J.), entered August 11, 2003, as awarded custody of the parties’ children to the father.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The Family Court was not divested of jurisdiction over the custody matter by the subsequent commencement of a matrimonial action in the Supreme Court during the pendency of the Family Court proceeding (see Family Ct Act § 651 [b]; Matter of Lacarrubba v…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Farnham v. FarnhamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  3. Ferraro v. FerraroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. In re Rebecca B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  5. Kaplansky v. KaplanskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Rhodie v. NathanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  2. El-Sheemy v. El-SheemyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  3. Desroches v. DesrochesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. Greene v. GordonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. Matter of Sofia S.S. (Goldie M.--Elizabeth C.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016

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