MATTER OF JAMES v. CARPENTER


187 A.D.2d 997 (1992)

In the Matter of Thomas James, Respondent, v. Susan Carpenter, Formerly Known as Susan James, Appellant

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

November 18, 1992


Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: Family Court erred when it modified a custodial order of long duration (nine years) by separating three siblings who had lived with their mother since birth. It has long been recognized that it is usually in the child's best interest to continue to live with his siblings (Eschbach v Eschbach, 56 N.Y.2d 167, 173...

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