Legal Opinion
Reed v. Crim
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 11, 1994PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: The record supports Family Court’s determination that extraordinary circumstances justified the award of custody of respondent’s son to petitioner, the child’s cousin. The court properly concluded that extraordinary circumstances existed by virtue of several factors (see, *1019Matter of Hansen v Post, 167 AD2d 702, 703, lv denied 77 NY2d 807). Those factors include the unfortunate disruption of custody caused by respondent’s mental illness (see, Matter of Bennett v Jeffreys, 40 NY2d 543, 549); respondent’s history of unfitness as a parent and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Zamoiski v. CentenoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Hansen v. PostAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Borst v. BorstAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Callahan v. DentonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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- Brian T. v. Dale M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
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