Legal Opinion
Louise E. S. v. W. Stephen S.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 21, 1985PublishedCited by 249 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs.
The authority of the Appellate Division in matters of custody is as broad as that of the Trial Judge (see, Kobylack v Kobylack, 62 NY2d 399; Majauskas v Majauskas, 61 NY2d 481). When the Appellate Division reverses a custody award made by Special Term, our function is, therefore, to decide, taking into consideration the various factors on which custody awards depend, which determination of the courts below comports more nearly with the weight of the evidence (Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Friederwitzer v. FriederwitzerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Majauskas v. MajauskasNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Boyd v. BoydNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- In re Ray A. M.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by249 opinions
- Kreutter v. McFadden Oil Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Fox v. FoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Young v. YoungAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- 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
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