Legal Opinion

Garcia v. Perez

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

Decided February 26, 2008PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court article 6, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Queens County (Seiden, J.), dated February 7, 2006, which, after a hearing, inter alia, denied her petition to modify the temporary order of custody and awarded permanent custody of the child to the father.

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

In adjudicating custody issues, the paramount concern is the best interests of the child (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982]; Friederwitzer v Friederwitzer, 55 NY2d 89, 94 [1982]). The Family…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Friederwitzer v. FriederwitzerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Neuman v. NeumanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. Ring v. RingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  5. Panetta v. RuddyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. McGovern v. LynchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  2. Perez v. MartinezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  3. Gilchrest v. PattersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. Miller v. ShawAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  5. Drake v. CarrollAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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