Legal Opinion
Dickson v. Lascaris
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 16, 1981PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Cooke.
This appeal addresses the denial of appellant’s petition to regain custody of his children, not from his spouse or a *207former spouse, but from a third party. Family Court, concluding there were “extraordinary circumstances” present, applied the best interests of the children standard and denied the petition for custody. A sharply divided Appellate Division affirmed. We now reverse.
Petitioner is the father of three children born in 1971, 1972 and 1974. During the summer of 1974, after his wife refused to share responsibility for the children or the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- People ex rel. Portnoy v. StrasserNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
- In re Spence-Chapin Adoption Service v. PolkNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
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