People ex rel. Kleppe v. Cuisinier

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

People ex rel. Kleppe v. Cuisinier

279 A.D. 1037, 112 N.Y.S.2d 331, 1952 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5717

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided April 28, 1952·Published·Cited by 1 cases

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[1038]*1038Upon the proof adduced in this proceeding the learned Justice at Special Term was amply justified in concluding that the best interests of the children required that their custody be with a person other than their mother. The proof was devoid, however, of any showing that the father is in any way disqualified or incapable properly to take care of them. Consequently, he has a paramount right to their custody as against the maternal grandparents. (Matter of Scattergood, 265 App. Div. 948; People ex rel. Boulware v. Martens, 232 App. Div. 258, affd. 258 N. Y. 534; People ex rel. Hausler v. Stegmeier, 240 App. Div. 901, affd. 264 N. Y. 483; Matter of Livingston, 151 App. Div. l, 7.) A fortiori, is he entitled to their custody because in any event it would be for the best interests of the children, particularly since the vesting of custodial rights in the maternal grandparents would be, under the circumstances disclosed here, tantamount to continuing custody in the mother herself. Nolan, P. J., Carswell, Johnston, Wenzel and MaeCrate, JJ., concur.

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[1038]*1038Upon the proof adduced in this proceeding the learned Justice at Special Term was amply justified in concluding that the best interests of the children required that their custody be with a person other than their mother. The proof was devoid, however, of any showing that the father is in any way disqualified or incapable properly to take care of them. Consequently, he has a paramount right to their custody as against the maternal grandparents. (Matter of Scattergood, 265 App. Div. 948; People ex rel. Boulware v. Martens, 232 App. Div. 258, affd. 258 N. Y. 534; People ex rel. Hausler v. Stegmeier, 240 App. Div. 901, affd. 264 N. Y. 483; Matter of Livingston, 151 App. Div. l, 7.) A fortiori, is he entitled to their custody because in any event it would be for the best interests of the children, particularly since the vesting of custodial rights in the maternal grandparents would be, under the circumstances disclosed here, tantamount to continuing custody in the mother herself. Nolan, P. J., Carswell, Johnston, Wenzel and MaeCrate, JJ., concur.

People ex rel. Kleppe v. Cuisinier, 279 A.D. 1037, 112 N.Y.S.2d 331, 1952 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5717 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1952).

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