Legal Opinion
Farmer v. Farmer
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 21, 1981PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Eli Wager, J.
Bethany Farmer is the six-year-old daughter of Linda Farmer, her white mother, and Billie Farmer, her black father. In this action for divorce both parents seek custody of Bethany. An uncommonly long and bitter nonjury trial was centered on the father’s contention that the best interests of this child of an interracial marriage can be achieved only by awarding custody to him, the parent with whom she will be racially identified by a racially conscious society.
Framed another way, the larger question presented for determination by the court is, where custody of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Finlay v. FinlayNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Nehra v. UhlarNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- People ex rel. Portnoy v. StrasserNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Raysor v. GabbeyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- In Re Adoption of a MinorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Leora F. v. Sofia D.New York City Family Court · 1995
- Appeal of Miller v. Berks County Children & Youth ServicesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Petition of RMGDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
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