Legal Opinion
Merl v. Merl
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 16, 1987PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a matrimonial action, the plaintiff wife appeals, as limited by her brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Rockland County (Meehan, J.), dated July 1, 1986, as granted custody of the parties’ two children, pendente lite, to the defendant.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
Upon this record, it is apparent that the court properly considered the best interests of the children above all other factors (see, Domestic Relations Law § 70; Matter of Nehra v Uhlar, 43 NY2d 242) and rendered a reasoned and appropriate determination. In weighing the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Matter of O.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Nehra v. UhlarNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Ebert v. EbertNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Cicio v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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