Legal Opinion

Taylor v. Lumba

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

Decided October 27, 2003PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In two related child custody proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Westchester County (Spitz, J.H.O.), dated January 28, 2002, which, inter alia, granted the father’s petition for custody of the parties’ child and denied her cross petition for custody.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

It is well settled that in adjudicating custody and visitation rights, the paramount concern is the best interests of the child (see Domestic Relations Law § 70; Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982];…

2Cases cited7 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. Krebsbach v. GallagherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  5. Prete v. PreteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Jordan v. JordanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. Galanos v. GalanosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  3. Anaya v. HundleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  4. Rodriguez v. GuerraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. Keylikhes v. KiejlichesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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