Legal Opinion
Grusz v. Simonetti
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 10, 2012PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*646In determining custody and visitation rights, the most important factor to be considered is the best interests of the child (see Matter of Ciccone v Ciccone, 74 AD3d 1337, 1338 [2010]; Matter of Haimovici v Haimovici, 73 AD3d 1058 [2010]; see also Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 174 [1982]), which requires an evaluation of the totality of the circumstances (see Friederwitzer v Friederwitzer, 55 NY2d 89, 95 [1982]). Since the Family Court’s determination is “largely dependent upon an assessment of the credibility of the witnesses and upon the character, temperament, and sincerity of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Friederwitzer v. FriederwitzerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Koppenhoefer v. KoppenhoeferAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Maloney v. MaloneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Andrews v. MouzonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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3Cited by3 opinions
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