DINTRUFF v. McGREEVY


34 N.Y.2d 887 (1974)

Judith McG. Dintruff, Respondent, v. Patrick McGreevy, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 27, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross E. Brown and Elihu Chase for appellant.

Douglas S. Gates and Ernest F. Ferullo for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, RABIN and STEVENS concur.


MEMORANDUM.

Although the children of the parties had expressed a wish to live with the father, we agree with the Appellate Division that custody of the two infant children should remain with the mother. We believe that custody of children should be established on a long-term basis and should not be changed merely because a child at some time states that he desires it. While a child's view should be considered to ascertain...

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