Legal Opinion
Topper v. Topper
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 17, 2000PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a family offense proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 8, the appeal is from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (McNulty, J.), entered May 28, 1999, which, after a hearing, directed the husband to refrain from any acts of physical violence toward the wife.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Family Court’s determination regarding the credibility of witnesses is entitled to great weight (see, Matter of Hallissey v Hallissey, 261 AD2d 544; Matter of Dendy v Bonelli, 260 AD2d 633). The record supports the Family Court’s determination that, based on a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Dendy v. BonelliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Hallissey v. HallisseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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