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Shands v. Wooling

297 A.D.2d 348 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 2002-08-19 English

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In the Matter of Cherice Shands, Appellant, v Eric Wooling, Respondent.
[746 NYS2d 398]

The Family Court improvidently exercised its discretion in awarding custody of the child to the father without conducting a factual hearing to determine the fundamental issue of the

p. 349
best interests of the child (see Matter of Bowen v Roberts, 292 AD2d 380 ; Matter of Klang v Klang, 235 AD2d 476 ). Ritter, J.P., Feuerstein, Adams and Rivera, JJ., concur.

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