Legal Opinion

Gurewich v. Gurewich

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

Decided August 21, 2007PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*459In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the defendant appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Fitzmaurice, J.), entered November 16, 2006, as, after a nonjury trial, awarded sole custody of the parties’ child to the plaintiff.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

With respect to any determination as to custody, the paramount consideration must be the best interests of the child (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982]; Friederwitzer v Friederwitzer, 55 NY2d 89, 95 [1982]). “An…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Friederwitzer v. FriederwitzerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Young v. YoungAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. Miller v. PipiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  5. Krebsbach v. GallagherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  4. Blakeney v. BlakeneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  5. Bourne v. BristowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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