Legal Opinion

Eamer v. Keller

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

Decided May 2, 2001PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: “Family Court’s ‘determination regarding custody * * * based upon a first-hand assessment of the credibility of the witnesses after an evidentiary hearing, is entitled to great weight and will not be set aside unless it lacks an evidentiary basis in the record’ ” (Matter of Stappenbeck v Sitter, 280 AD2d 908, quoting Matter of Samuel L. J. v Sherry H., 206 AD2d 886, lv denied 84 NY2d 810). Here, there is a sound and substantial basis in the record for the court’s determination that the best interests of the children would be served by…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Samuel L. J. v. Sherry H.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  2. Battaglia v. HopkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. Stappenbeck v. SitterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  4. Seymour v. SeymourAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re F.P. v. Sammie H.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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