Legal Opinion

Dungee v. Simmons

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

Decided July 21, 2003PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Kings County (Turbow, J.), dated December 6, 2001, which granted the petition and awarded joint custody of the subject child to the petitioners.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Kings County, for an evidentiary hearing on the issue of extraordinary circumstances, and the subject child is to remain in the temporary joint custody of the petitioners pending the outcome of the hearing.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. In re the Adoption of Male Infant L. Christina L.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. In re Darlene T.New York Court of Appeals · 1971
  4. In re Nadia Kay R. Fred D.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  5. Sales v. GisendanerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Rudy v. MazzettiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. Wilson v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  3. Fishburne v. TeelucksinghAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. Holmes v. GloverAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. Brown v. ZuzierlaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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