Legal Opinion
Gorsky v. Kessler
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 9, 2010PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*835In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Family Court, Westchester County (Klein, J.), dated June 18, 2009, as, after a hearing, awarded the mother sole custody of the parties’ children.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The court’s paramount concern in any custody dispute is whether, under the totality of the circumstances, a determination of custody is in the best interests of the child (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982]; Matter of Roldan v Nieves,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Pignataro v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Petek v. PetekAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Nikolic v. IngrassiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Salvatore v. SalvatoreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- Matter of Chamas v. CarinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- Matter of Andrade v. SalvadorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018
- Matter of Eliyahu W. v. Sara C.W.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2026