MATTER OF LINCOLN v. LINCOLN


24 N.Y.2d 270 (1969)

In the Matter of Richard Lincoln, Respondent, v. Sonia Lincoln, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 9, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell Salem Fisher, Robert Wang and Rona J. Ripkin for appellant.

Helen L. Buttenwieser for respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, BREITEL and JASEN concur.


KEATING, J.

A father brings this proceeding to obtain custody of three children who, by the terms of a separation agreement subsequently incorporated into a divorce decree, were in their mother's custody. Following a hearing, the trial court transferred custody to the father, with visitation rights to the mother.

Although the Appellate Division determined that two errors had occurred during the trial...

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