From: richard.donovan@factory.com (Richard Donovan) 
Newsgroups: alt.dads-rights
Subject: HILLARY CLINTON - FAMILY
Date: 22 Jul 92 00:46:00 GMT
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Organization: Invention Factory's BBS - New York City, NY - 212-274-1243v.32bis
Reply-To: richard.donovan@factory.com (Richard Donovan) 

Hi Anne :
    Is there an non-USENET way to take advantage of your free files
offer? Haven't figured out USENET enough to do otherwise.
   BTW, I happen to agree with you take on Hilary. COmmend PL 92-272 -
aka Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Reform Act and its CFR as
requiste reading for you. Don't know or can't tell from which state you
hail but thought I'd pass along the following NY STATE gems:
Visitation

Davis -v- Davis
175 AD2d 45

Given that defendant's visitation rights with parties child were
promulgated with view to child's best interests, it was improper to
condition those rights upon defendant's compliance with monetary
obligations of judgement.
   *****

Barran -v- Nayyar
174 AD2d 1012

          Conditions concerning child's religious practices

Court properly ordered that when defendant's son visit him,
respondent, who is Hindu. " shall comply with the ordinance of the
Ukrainian Catholic Church in that the child SHALL attend Mass on
Sundays and other Holy Days of Obligation which may occur during
visitation," order did not impermissibly interfere with
respondent's own religious practice; defendant does not argue that
order was contrary to best interest of child, which is applicable
standard.

     ****

Paul G. -v- Donna G.
175 AD2d 236

Defendant mother contends trial court erred by allowing plaintiff
father visitation with parties 2 children with supervision by 1 of
5 of his named blood relatives, mother contends father sexually
abused their daughter, age 6, and professional supervision of
visitation should therefore be required;  At hearing, social
workers, school teacher and assistant principal testified daughter
made statements attesting to fact her father touched her " private
parts "; father denies occurrence of sexual abuse, and notes
numerous complaints of child sexual abuse filed against him by
children's mother and daughter's school were deemed unfounded;
Further, 5 named blood relatives of father each submitted AFFIDAVIT
to trial court stating he or she would continuously  supervise
visits between father and children, while acting as visitation
supervisor -- Where parent has demonstrated behavior which involves
sexual exploitation of his or her children, unsupervised visitation
is not appropriate; Trial court's determination is entitled to
GREAT weight on appeal and should not be lightly disturbed;
Moreover, in light of submission of affidavits by father's blood
relatives stating they would properly fulfill their supervisory
function, supervision by blood relatives is sufficient under the
circumstances.

          ****

Matter of Vasquez -v- Negron
176 AD2d 691

     ORDER PRECLUDING NonCustodialParent ( NCP ) from interfering
with Child's Religious Upbringing

     Order, which directed natural father to have visitation with
his child on alternate weekends from Friday 7:00 p.m. until Sunday
12:00 noon, affirmed, NCP, petitioner-father, argues Family Court
intruded upon his 1st Amendment Rights when it stated at hearing
PRECEDING final order of visitation it was prepared to sign order
to preclude petitioner from interfering with child's religious
upbringing or exposing the child to father's religion;
Family Court's final order of visitation is addressed solely to
issue of visitation schedule; Petitioner's arguments as to
religious issues are premature.
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These are some of the better reasoned Appellate Division cases. BTW, I
am also reachable at FatherNet BBS @ (718) 494-1719 or on Fidonet or
Rime(legal). Take care. Richard.
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