State ex rel. H.K. v. M.S.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenberger, J.
We agree with the Supreme Court that the best interest of the child will be served by awarding sole custody to the respondent, with supervised visitation to be accorded the petitioner.
The petitioner father, an attorney and investor, instituted this action by writ of habeas corpus on August 24, 1988, seeking custody of his son, who was then three years old. The petitioner and the respondent mother, an art dealer, were married in 1983 and entered into a separation agreement on December 18, 1987. While the agreement provided for joint custody of the child, who…
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