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Barnett v. Barnett

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Sep 22, 2005
21 A.D.3d 829 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)

Opinion

6549.

September 22, 2005.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Jacqueline W. Silbermann, J.), entered on or about May 12, 2005, which, in an action for divorce, insofar as appealed from, granted plaintiff's motion to mutually restrain the parties from permitting their son to be in the presence of either's paramour during his or her parenting time, pending a further order of the court, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Scheichet Davis, P.C., New York (David I. Scheichet of counsel), for appellant.

Cohen Lans LLP, New York (Robert Stephan Cohen of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Sullivan, J.P., Ellerin, Nardelli and Sweeny, JJ.


The motion court properly based the challenged restraint upon a finding that it is in the child's "best interests to have the benefit of his parents' full attention during his time with them, at least until his apparent anxiety (as reported by [the forensic evaluator]) about the divorce has abated" ( see Colley v. Colley, 200 AD2d 839, 840; cf. Anonymous v. Anonymous, 286 AD2d 656). Such finding is adequately supported by the forensic evaluator's opinion that defendant is insufficiently mindful of the child's divorce-related anxiety and that his time with the child needs to be more relaxed.


Summaries of

Barnett v. Barnett

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Sep 22, 2005
21 A.D.3d 829 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)
Case details for

Barnett v. Barnett

Case Details

Full title:JENNIFER PECK BARNETT, Respondent, v. CRAIG BARNETT, Appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Sep 22, 2005

Citations

21 A.D.3d 829 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)
2005 N.Y. Slip Op. 6865
801 N.Y.S.2d 291