Guinta v. Doxtator
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pine, J.
This appeal requires us to determine whether, in a custody dispute between parents and nonparents, a court that has previously found extraordinary circumstances and awarded joint custody to the parties may, upon petitions from both parties seeking sole custody based on a change of circumstances and the best interests of the child, revisit the issue of extraordinary circumstances, find that they no longer exist, and award custody of the child to the parents as a matter of right without consideration of the child’s best interests. No reported New York case has…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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- Blair v. BadenhopeTennessee Supreme Court · 2002
- Gary G. v. Roslyn P.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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