Legal Opinion

Desiree L. v. Lewis N.

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

Decided October 17, 2013Published

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Diane Kiesel, J.), entered on or about February 22, 2012, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, after a hearing, awarded permanent custody of the child to petitioner mother, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The record amply supports the court’s determination that it is in the best interest of the child to grant sole custody to petitioner (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982]). The court properly determined that petitioner’s epileptic *511seizures, standing alone, do not render her unfit to be the custodial parent (see…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Janus v. JanusAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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