In People ex rel. Meredith v. Meredith (272 App. Div. 79, affd. 297 N.Y. 692) the appellate court (p. 82) stated that, in regard to a dispute on custody between a mother and the putative father of a child born out of wedlock, "The proper statement of the rule is that the mother of an illegitimate child is prima facie entitled to its custody and, when she is a proper and suitable...
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