Legal Opinion
Moore v. Sloan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 27, 2011PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRose, J.
Petitioner (hereinafter the mother) and respondent (hereinafter the father) are the divorced parents of a daughter (born in 2004). The parties have joint legal custody of the child pursuant to an agreement that was incorporated into, but not merged with, their judgment of divorce. When two physicians recommended that the child undergo a tonsillectomy due to enlarged tonsils, the father objected, preferring instead to seek alternative treatment or take a wait and see approach. The mother *1194then commenced this proceeding by order to show cause seeking sole legal custody and permission to have the…
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