Payette v. Payette

— Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Rensselaer County (Dixon, J.), entered June 25, 1981, which, inter alia, awarded custody of the parties’ child to petitioner. The parties to this action were married on April 14, 1960. There are three children of the marriage, a son, Joseph, who is emancipated, and Vanessa and Alison who were 18 and 11, respectively, when these proceedings were initiated. On January 12, 1980, the wife sued petitioner for divorce on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. A divorce was granted to her which also awarded to her custody of'the two daughters, alimony…