Legal Opinion
Halpern v. Halpern
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 5, 2005PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Kings County (Pearl, J.), dated April 19, 2004, which, after a hearing, among other things, awarded custody of the parties’ children to the father and supervised visitation to her.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Family Court is in the best position to evaluate the credibility and character of the parties and the various witnesses (see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167 [1982]). Factors to be considered in determining a child’s best…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Krebsbach v. GallagherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Kuncman v. KuncmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Canazon v. CanazonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Vernon Mc. v. Brenda N.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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