Legal Opinion
Brault v. Smugorzewski
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 30, 2009PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum: Petitioner, the child’s paternal grandmother, commenced this proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6 seeking custody of her grandson. Respondent mother appeals from an order that, inter alia, awarded custody of the child to the grandmother. We reject the mother’s sole contention on appeal that the Referee erred in determining that there were extraordinary circumstances, thus warranting a hearing to determine whether the best interests of the child would be served by an award of custody to a nonparent. Contrary to the contention of the mother, “there was sufficient…
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