Legal Opinion

Pettaway v. Savage

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided August 18, 2011PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGarry, J.

Eric Pettaway is the father of a daughter (born in 1997). In 2003, he and the child’s mother, Denise Knight, now deceased, stipulated to joint legal custody of the child with primary physical custody to the mother and visitation to the father. The child *797resided with the mother and the child’s two half siblings until the mother’s death in June 2009, at which time the father commenced proceeding No. 1, seeking custody. In response, the attorney for the child moved by order to show cause for an award of sole legal and physical custody to William Savage II, also known as Eric Savage. Savage is…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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  4. Melody J. v. Clinton County Department of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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3Cited by27 opinions

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