Shea v. Shea
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
No opinion. Mae-Crate, Acting P. J., Murphy and Ughetta, JJ., concur; Schmidt and Beldoek, JJ., dissent from that part of the judgment which grants custody to respondent and vote to grant a new trial with respect thereto, with the following memorandum: In our opinion, the evidence was insufficient upon which to make a finding that custody of this child of tender years should be given to the father. In custody proceedings, the paramount concern of the court is the infant’s best interests, moral, physical, social and pecuniary. With that basic thought uppermost in mind, it is not only the right…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re the Application for Letters of Guardianship of the Person & Property of ThorneNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Ullman v. UllmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
- People ex rel. Boulware v. MartensAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
- In re the Petition for the Appointment of a General Guardian for ThoemmesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
- Nealon v. NealonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
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