¶1The mother died a few hours after the child was born. Appellant is the father. Respondents are the maternal aunt and her husband, with whom the child always has resided. The father has a paramount right to the custody of the child and, as he is a man of good character and qualified properly to discharge his parental duties, and the best interests of the child will be served by awarding custody to the father, it was error to award custody to respondents. Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Johnston, Taylor and Close, JJ., concur.
265 A.D. 948
In re Scattergood
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 14, 1942
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · decided 1942-12-14
Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently October 2003
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Decided 1942-12-14
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