Legal Opinion
Weiss v. Weiss
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 24, 1981PublishedCited by 257 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fuchsberg, J.
In this matrimonial action, divorced parents, each devoted to the welfare of their now 11-year-old son, are enmeshed in a dispute over the desire of the mother, custodian of the child, to take the boy with her to Las Vegas, Nevada, where she intends to set up residence as part of a plan to make “a new life” for herself.
Judicial intervention was precipitated when the father, perceiving that the practical effect of such action would be to undermine his visitation rights, sought to enjoin his former wife from removing the child from this State. After a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Strahl v. StrahlNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Aberbach v. AberbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Denberg v. DenbergNew York Supreme Court · 1962
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3Cited by257 opinions
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