Hicks v. Bridges

Petitioner, the mother of a girl aged 13 and a boy aged 8, appeals from dismissal of her petition, at Special Term, in which she sought determination ‘ ‘ fixing the residence of the children in the State of New York” with appropriate provision for visitation with such children by her former husband. The respondent in the proceeding is the former husband and the father of the two children.

The issue in the case is whether the courts of this State have the power to, and, if they do, should they, entertain jurisdiction of the special proceeding in the interests of the welfare of the children. The…