Anthony v. Jones

In June 2009, respondent (hereinafter the mother) filed a petition seeking sole legal and physical custody of the parties’ child (born in 2008). At the time, and at all times relevant to this appeal, petitioner (hereinafter the father) was incarcerated and the child was living with the mother. The father answered the mother’s petition requesting that he be awarded joint legal custody of the child and visitation. The parties subsequently consented to the entry of an order by Family Court, which granted the mother sole legal and physical custody of the child and allowed the father to…