Dintruff v. McGreevy

Memorandum. Although the children of the parties had expressed a wish to live with the father, we agree with the Appellate Division that custody of the two infant children should remain with the mother. We believe that custody of children should be established on a long-term basis and should not be changed merely because a child at some time states that he desires it. While a child’s view should be considered to ascertain his attitude and to lead to relevant facts, it should not be determinative. If it were, then all a court would be required to decide is whether his preference of parent is…