Woody Allen 1992 Custody Suit

kiSUPREME COURT :' NEW YORK COUNTYINDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT PART 6

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WOODY ALLEN,

Petitioner,

-against-

Index No.

68738/92

MARIA VILLIERS FARROW, also known asMIA FARROW,

Respondent.

ELLIOTT WILK, J. :

INTRODUCTION

On August 13, 1992, seven days after he learned thathis seven-year-old daughter Dylan had accused him of sexualabuse. Woody Allen began this action against Mia Farrow to obtaincustody of Dylan, their five-year-old son Satchel, and theirfifteen-year-old son Moses.

As mandated by law. Dr. V. Kavirajan, the Connecticutpediatrician to whom Dylan repeated her accusation, reported thecharge to the Connecticut State Police. In furtherance of theirinvestigation to determine if a criminal prosecution should bepursued against Mr. Allen, the Connecticut State Police referredDylan to the Child Sexual Abuse Clinic .of Yale-New Haven

Hospital. According to Yale-New Haven, the two major questionsposed to them were: *Is Dylan telling the truth, and did we

I acknowledge the assistance of Analisa Torres in thepreparation of this opinion.

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