Rohan v. Rohan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.
Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Tompkins County (Frawley, J.H.O.), entered September 27, 1993, which, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, granted the parties joint custody of their son with physical custody to petitioner.
The issue on this appeal is whether Family Court’s determination to grant the parties joint custody of their son, Sean, born in 1989, with sole physical custody to petitioner should be sustained. While Family Court’s determination is entitled to deference as it had the advantage of hearing the witnesses and evaluating the character and…
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