Legal Opinion
Wodka v. Wodka
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 21, 1990No. Appeal No. 1PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Order unanimously reversed on the law with costs and matter remitted to Erie County Family Court for further proceedings, in accordance with the following memorandum: It was an abuse of discretion for the court to award permanent custody of the parties’ child to the father without conducting a factual hearing to determine the fundamental issue of the best interests of the child (Ideman v Ideman, 168 AD2d 1001 [decided herewith]; Mosesku v Mosesku, 108 AD2d 795; Matter of Blake v Blake, 106 AD2d 916). We find no merit to the father’s contention that the court’s summary resolution of the…
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