Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
Gloria S. v. Richard B.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 6, 1981Published
1Concurring in part, dissenting in part
Mangano, J. (concurring in part and dissenting in part).
The question of the custody of children is ordinarily a matter of discretion for the trial court and only rarely can be upset by an appellate court. (Matter of Darlene T., 28 NY2d 391, 395; see also, Matter of Ray A.M., 37 NY2d 619, 622; Matter of Jewish Child Care Assn. of N. Y. [Sanders], 5 NY2d 222, 228; People ex rel. Portnoy v Strasser, 303 NY 539, 542; Bunim v Bunim, 298 NY 391, 393.) This principle is not only a rule of practical necessity, but one sensitive to the realities of human growth and development, and responsive to the…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Quilloin v. WalcottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Caban v. MohammedSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Finlay v. FinlayNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
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