Legal Opinion
Metcalf v. Turner
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 19, 1989PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Yesawich, Jr., J.
Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Broome County (Ray, J.), entered July 19, 1988, which dismissed respondent’s application for modification of a prior visitation award on the grounds of forum non conveniens.
At issue is whether, as Family Court concluded, Massachusetts is the more appropriate forum for this dispute. Respondent is the natural father of the three minor children involved. Although never married to petitioner, the natural mother, the parties cohabited for over seven years, part of that time in New York. In 1986, petitioner took the children, left…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- William L. v. Michelle P.New York Family Court · 1979
- De Passe v. De PasseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Singer v. SingerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- People ex rel. Throneberg v. ButcherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Wise v. AldrichNew York City Family Court · 1980
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Ertel v. ErtelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- In re S. R.New York City Family Court · 1997
- Joy v. KutzukAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012