Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Small

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

Decided September 30, 2016PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Erie County (Michael F. Griffith, A.J.), entered April 24, 2014 in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6. The order, inter alia, granted sole custody of the subject child to petitioner.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Memorandum: In appeal No. 1, respondent-petitioner mother appeals from an order that, inter alia, granted the petition of petitioner-respondent grandmother seeking to modify a prior consent order by awarding the grandmother sole custody and primary physical residence…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Fox v. FoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. The Matter of Ricardo Suarez v. Melissa WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 2015
  4. Taylor v. JacksonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  5. Gelling v. McNabbAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Matter of Pierce v. PierceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  2. Matter of Dixon v. CrowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  3. Matter of Sharlow v. HughesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
  4. Matter of Emma D. (Kelly v. D.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  5. Matter of Kelley v. FifieldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

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