Legal Opinion

Silbowitz v. Silbowitz

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

Decided October 4, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Although a court may properly appoint a parenting coordina*688tor to mediate between parties and oversee the implementation of their court-ordered parenting plan (see generally Berg v Berg, 85 AD3d 952 [2011]; Raviv v Raviv, 64 AD3d 638, 639 [2009]; Ragone v Ragone, 62 AD3d 772, 772-773 [2009]) a court may not delegate to a parenting coordinator the authority to resolve issues affecting the best interests of the children (see Matter of Edwards v Rothschild, 60 AD3d 675, 678 [2009]; see also Matter of Henderson v Henderson, 9 AD3d 569 [2004]; Matter of Hirsch v Hirsch, 4 AD3d 451, 452 [2004];…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Edwards v. RothschildAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  2. Lynch v. BenjaminAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  3. Hirsch v. HirschAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  4. Berg v. BergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. Henderson v. HendersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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3Cited by4 opinions

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