Di Stefano v. Di Stefano

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• lesbian relationship; testimony that the mother’s lover tried to alienate the children from their father; mother’s visits must totally exclude her lover
• lesbian relationship; testimony that the mother's lover tried to alienate the children from their father; mother s visits must totally exclude her lover
• in custody contest, while sexual lifestyle of a parent may properly be considered in determining what is best for children, its consideration must be limited to its present or reasonably predictable effect on the children’s welfare

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Cited by

24 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Gallo v. Gallo
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1981-05-05· cited 147×
• D. H. v. J. H.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1981-03-30· cited 78×
• In Re the Marriage of Cabalquinto
  Washington Supreme Court· 1983-09-22· cited 62×
• Kallas v. Kallas
  Utah Supreme Court· 1980-06-23· cited 55×
• White v. Thompson
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1990-10-17· cited 50×
• Paul C. v. Tracy C.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1994-11-16· cited 41×
• Guinan v. Guinan
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1984-06-21· cited 34×
• In re Evan
  New York Surrogate's Court· 1992-01-30· cited 33×
• J.L.P.(H.) v. D.J.P.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1982-12-14· cited 32×
• Pawelski v. Buchholtz
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1983-01-31· cited 31×
• State ex rel. Human Services Department
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1988-11-03· cited 29×
• Weisberger v. Weisberger
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2017-08-16· cited 27×
• Anonymous v. Anonymous
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1986-05-23· cited 15×
• In Re Marriage of Pleasant
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1993-12-08· cited 13×
• Hackley v. Hackley
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1979-10-03· cited 9×
• M.A.B. v. R.B.
  New York Supreme Court· 1986-11-20· cited 9×
• In Re Paternity of As
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2011-05-24· cited 7×
• Auffhammer v. Auffhammer
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1984-05-17· cited 6×
• Gottlieb v. Gottlieb
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1985-04-30· cited 5×
• In re the Adoption of Caitlin
  NYC Family Court· 1994-01-06· cited 4×

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Matter of O.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1975-12-22· cited 279×
• Obey v. Degling
  New York Court of Appeals· 1975-07-08· cited 203×
• Doe v. Commonwealth's Attorney for Richmond
  Supreme Court· 1976-03-29· cited 175×
• Ebert v. Ebert
  New York Court of Appeals· 1976-02-26· cited 161×
• Doe v. Commonwealth's Atty. for City of Richmond
  E.D. Virginia· 1975-10-24· cited 151×
• In re Darlene T.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1971-05-26· cited 86×
• Kresnicka v. Kresnicka
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1975-06-30· cited 25×
• Feldman v. Feldman
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1974-07-15· cited 23×
• Rodolfo \CC\ v. Susan \CC\
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1971-06-24· cited 16×
• Braitsch v. Braitsch
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1976-05-28· cited 5×

Other cases named Di Stefano v. Di Stefano

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Di Stefano v. Di Stefano
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1952-04-21
• Di Stefano v. Di Stefano
  Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York· 1956-11-29