Canazon v. Canazon
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In a custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Dutchess County (Amodeo, J.), dated June 26, 1992, which, after a hearing, awarded permanent custody of the parties’ two infant children to the father.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
While an appellate court’s authority in custody matters is as broad as that of the trial court (see, Leistner v Leistner, 137 AD2d 499), it is widely accepted that custody decisions "[depend] to a very great extent upon the hearing court’s assessment of the…
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