Legal Opinion

Matter of Hardy v. Figueroa

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

Decided May 13, 2015No. 2014-07829PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from an amended order of the Family Court, Kings County (Leticia M. Ramirez, J.), dated July 23, 2014. The amended order, among other things, awarded the parties shared physical custody of the subject child, awarded the father final authority with respect to the child’s educational, extracurricular, and religious decisions, and awarded the mother final authority with respect to the child’s medical decisions.

Ordered that the amended order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

In adjudicating custody and visitation rights, the most important factor to be considered is the best…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Pascale v. PascaleSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
  3. Bliss v. AchNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. Taylor v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
  5. Chamberlain v. ChamberlainAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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3Cited by8 opinions

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