Legal Opinion

Smith v. Smith

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 14, 2012PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*792“The court has discretion to determine what, if any, visitation is in the best interests of the child” (Matter of Franklin v Richey, 57 AD3d 663, 664 [2008] [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Matter of Mera v Rodriguez, 73 AD3d 1069 [2010]). “This determination will not be set aside unless it lacks a substantial . . . basis in the record” (Matter of Franklin v Richey, 57 AD3d at 664 [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Matter of Wispe v Leandry, 63 AD3d 853 [2009]; Matter of Thompson v Yu-Thompson, 41 AD3d 487, 488 [2007]). “While it is true that a parent’s incarceration does not, by…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Thompson v. Yu-ThompsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. Flood v. FloodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. Conklin v. HernandezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  4. Mera v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. Franklin v. RicheyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  2. Rambali v. RambaliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  3. Cardona v. VantasselAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. Myers v. AndersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  5. Burgess v. BurgessAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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