Legal Opinion

Zelnik v. Zelnik

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

Decided September 9, 1993PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (David B. Saxe, J.), entered February 10, 1993, which returned residential custody of the parties’ daughter to plaintiff mother, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The parties initially agreed to joint custody with the child to reside with the mother and the father to have liberal visitation. There has been acrimony between the parties which may have impinged upon the child’s emotional and intellectual development (cf., Matter of Louise E. S. v W. Stephen S., 64 NY2d 946).

The trial court’s findings are to be accorded great respect (Eschbach v Eschbach,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Louise E. S. v. W. Stephen S.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. O'Connor v. O'ConnorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  4. Capone v. GannonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  5. State ex rel. H.K. v. M.S.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Young v. YoungAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. Muller v. MullerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. Matthew W. v. Meagan R.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  4. Fisher v. FisherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  5. Matter of Brown v. SimonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021

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