MATTER OF WOODHOUSE v. CARPENTER


134 A.D.2d 924 (1987)

In the Matter of Wendy Woodhouse, Appellant, v. Gloria Carpenter et al., Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Fourth Department.

November 10, 1987


Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs and petition granted.

Memorandum:

The trial court made no factual findings to support its conclusion that exceptional circumstances exist to deprive the natural mother of custody (see, Matter of Bennett v Jeffreys, 40 N.Y.2d 543), and we conclude that the record fails to support such determination. Although petitioner...

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