Legal Opinion
McCormick v. Dixon
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 3, 2010PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals, as limited by her brief, from so much of an order of the Family Court, Orange County (Woods, J.), entered August 17, 2009, as, after a hearing, granted that branch of the father’s petition which was for physical custody of the child.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
“The essential consideration in making an award of custody is the best interests of the child” (Mohen v Mohen, 53 AD3d 471, 472-473 [2008]; see Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 NY2d 167, 171…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Friederwitzer v. FriederwitzerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Mohen v. MohenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Brass v. OteroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Ganzenmuller v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Duran v. SutherlandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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