Hall v. Hall

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Trial Term (Harvey, J.), entered December 21, 1981 in Clinton County, which, inter alia, awarded defendant custody of the parties’ infant daughter. On this appeal, plaintiff David Hall, who seeks joint custody of the child, challenges provisions of a judgment of divorce awarding custody to the mother Linda Hall, without first conducting a hearing. He also contends that the court erred in naming the mother trustee of an educational trust to be funded by plaintiff. In making its custody determination, the court utilized reports prepared by the…