Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Mitchell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 22, 2014PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
“[T]he paramount concern in adjudicating custody disputes is the best interests of the child (see Domestic Relations Law § 70; Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171 [1982]; Friederwitzer v Friederwitzer, 55 NY2d 89, 93-95 [1982]; Matter of Taylor v Lumba, 309 AD2d 941 [2003]; Mauter v Mauter, 309 AD2d 737 [2003]). The determination of the trial court is entitled to great deference and should not be disturbed unless it lacks a sound and substantial basis in the record (see Kaplan v Kaplan, 21 AD3d 993, 994 [2005]; Miller v Pipia, 297 AD2d 362, 364 [2002] )” (Matter of Rodriguez v Guerra, 28…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Friederwitzer v. FriederwitzerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Miller v. PipiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Krebsbach v. GallagherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Kaplan v. KaplanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Matter of Bosede v. AgbajeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- Matter of Brown v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- Norfleet v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- Matter of Vaysman v. ConroyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018
- Norfleet v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014