Yontef v. Yontef

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• ‘‘[i]t is a rare case in which a disappointed litigant will be able to demonstrate abuse of a trial court’s broad discretion in [child custody] matters’’
• ‘‘[the trier of fact] is free to rely on whatever parts of an expert’s opinion the [trier] finds probative and helpful’’
• [i]t is a rare case in which a disappointed litigant will be able to demonstrate abuse of a trial court’s broad discretion in [child custody] matters
• “[f]or the future, we suggest that, in the absence of strong countervailing considerations such as physical urgency or financial stringency, the better course is to appoint independent counsel whenever the issue of child custody is seriously contested” [emphasis added]
• trial court not bound to accept expert opinion of family relations officer

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).