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In re Starr

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

Decided June 7, 1935PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCarswell, J.

This litigation concerns the custody of 'ten-year-old Constance Brock. In 1928 her mother, Helen Brock, obtained a decree of divorce from Louis Brock. She was given but did not take custody of the child. The child continued as theretofore to be domiciled with her maternal grandparents, Libby and Samuel Starr.

Helen Brock then married Robert Josephson. After this event Constance still continued with her grandparents. She was taken to Europe by them in the summer of 1934. On their return the mother, now Helen Josephson, refused to allow the child to continue with the maternal grandparents. • •

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Finlay v. FinlayNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
  2. Late Corp. of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  3. Matter of SteinwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
  4. People Ex Rel. Swift v. . LuceNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
  5. Phillips v. . GorhamNew York Court of Appeals · 1858

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Goldfinger v. FeintuchNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
  2. Wolf v. Assessors of the Town of HanoverNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
  3. MOTOR VEHICLE MFRS. v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  4. People ex rel. Glendening v. GlendeningAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940
  5. Alexander's Department Stores, Inc. v. Ohrbach's, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945

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