MATTER OF KAYWONNE M.


210 A.D.2d 54 (1994)

619 N.Y.S.2d 279

In the Matter of Kaywonne M. and Others, Children Alleged to be Abandoned. Gwendolyn M., Intervenor-Appellant; Connie S., Respondent; Commissioner of Social Services, Respondent. Gwendolyn M., Appellant, v. Connie S. et al., Respondents

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

December 8, 1994


"The question whether visitation should be granted [to a grandparent] lies solely within the discretion of the court, and must be guided in the light of what is required in the best interest of the children, `according to an enlightened, objective and independent evaluation of the circumstances.'" (Matter of Netfa P., 115 A.D.2d 390, 392, quoting Matter of Ehrlich v Ressner, 55 A.D.2d 953

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