Legal Opinion
Luizzi v. Collins
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 31, 2009PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Sweeney, J.), entered December 31, 2007, which, after a hearing, dismissed his petition for a change of custody of the parties’ children.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
“The court’s primary concern in making a determination *1063regarding custody or visitation is the best interests of the child” (Matter of Kilstein v MacDowell, 226 AD2d 727 [1996]; see Matter of Lichtenfeld v Lichtenfeld, 41 AD3d 849, 849 [2007]). “To…
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- Hanehan v. HanehanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- In re Brittany W.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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3Cited by2 opinions
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