Legal Opinion
Walash v. Walash
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 19, 1992PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
While it is true that the hearing court’s determination in a custody dispute, based as it is upon a first-hand assessment of the parties, their credibility, and their character and temperaments, will often be accorded great deference on appeal (see, Matter of Louise E. S. v W. Stephen S., 64 NY2d 946; Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167; Skolnick v Skolnick, 142 AD2d 570), the authority of this Court is as broad as that of the hearing court (see, Matter of Louise E. S. v W. Stephen S., supra; Leistner v Leistner, 137 AD2d 499), and we would be seriously remiss if, simply in…
3Cases cited7 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Friederwitzer v. FriederwitzerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Louise E. S. v. W. Stephen S.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Skolnick v. SkolnickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Leistner v. LeistnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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