Legal Opinion
Van Dunk v. Bonilla
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 28, 2012PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Rockland County (Richardson-Mendelson, Ct. Atty. Ref.), dated August 12, 2011, which, after a hearing, denied her petition for sole custody of the subject children and awarded the parties joint legal custody of the children, with sole physical custody to the father and certain visitation to her.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
In a child custody proceeding, the court’s paramount concern is to determine what placement, based on the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Friederwitzer v. FriederwitzerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Bains v. BainsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Ekstra v. EkstraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Stern v. SternAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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