MATTER OF PETERS v. PETERS


260 A.D.2d 952 (1999)

689 N.Y.S.2d 271

In the Matter of JENNIFER PETERS, Appellant, v. BERNARD PETERS, Respondent.

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

Decided April 29, 1999.


Yesawich Jr., J.

At issue is the custody of the parties' two children (born in 1992 and 1995). The overarching concern in a custody dispute is what is in the best interests of the children (see, Matter of Buhrmeister v McFarland, 235 A.D.2d 846, 847). In making this determination, Family Court is required to assess many factors, including each parent's ability to guide and provide...

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